Occurrence of toxigenic Staphylococcus aureus in ready-to-eat food in Korea

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1153-1158

  Su, Kyung O H ^a   Lee, Nari ^a   Young, Sun Cho ^a   Shin, Dong Bin ^a   Soon, Young Choi ^b   Koo, Minseon ^a  

^a Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34249032725     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-70.5.1153     Document Type: Article

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