Haemolytic and multidrug resistant Aeromonas hydrophila cross contamination in retail seafood outlets of Coimbatore, South India

American Journal of Food Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-94

  Thayumanavan, Tha ^a,c   Subashkumar, R ^a   Vivekanandhan, G ^b   Savithamani, K ^a   Lakshmanaperumalsamy, P ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Rnd Bio   (India)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Cross contamination; Haemolysin

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA;

EID: 34247490704     PISSN: 15574571     EISSN: 1557458X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajft.2007.87.94     Document Type: Article

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