Screening of various foodstuffs for occurrence of Coxiella burnetii in Switzerland

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 414-418

  Fretz, R ^a,b   Schaeren, W ^c   Tanner, M ^b   Baumgartner, A ^a  

^a FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coxiella burnetii; Eggs; Milk; Screening; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; COXIELLA BURNETII; DAIRY PRODUCT; EGG SHELL; FOOD; GOAT; LEGAL ASPECT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHEESE; COXIELLA BURNETII; DNA, BACTERIAL; EGG SHELL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GOATS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MILK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; Q FEVER; SHEEP; SWITZERLAND; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; COXIELLA BURNETII; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34247129084     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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