Enterobacteriaceae and related organisms isolated from shell eggs collected during commercial processing

Poultry Science

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1211-1218

  Musgrove, M T ^a   Northcutt, J K ^a   Jones, D R ^a   Cox, N A ^a   Harrison, M A ^b  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial processing; Enterobacteriaceae; Shell egg

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CEDECEA; CITROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAFNIA; KLEBSIELLA; KLUYVERA; LECLERCIA; LISTONELLA; MORGANELLA (PROTEOBACTERIUM); PROTEUS (ENTEROBACTERIA); PROVIDENCIA; PSEUDOMONAS; RAHNELLA; SALMONELLA; SERRATIA; SPHINGOBACTERIUM; VIBRIO; XANTHOMONAS;

EID: 45749151739     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2007-00496     Document Type: Article

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