Seasonal prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in beef cattle feces

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3018-3020

  Alam, M J ^a   Zurek, L ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33845679455     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.12.3018     Document Type: Article

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