Microbial composition in bioaerosols of a high-throughput chicken-slaughtering facility

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 142-149

  Lues, J F R ^a   Theron, M M ^a   Venter, P ^a   Rasephei, M H R ^a  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol; Chicken slaughtering; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33845890610     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.1.142     Document Type: Article

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