Presence of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli and thermophilic Campylobacter spp. in cattle, food and water sources on Alpine pastures in Bavaria

Archiv fur Lebensmittelhygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 103-106

  Messelhäusser, Ute ^a,b,e   Beck, Herbert ^a   Gallien, Peter ^c,d   Schalch, Barbara ^a,b   Busch, Ulrich ^a  

^a BAVARIAN HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c National Veterinary Reference Laboratory E Coli (NRL Ec)   (Germany)

^d UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^e Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Cattle; Food; STEC; Thermophilic campylobacter spp.

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE; CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; YERSINIA;

EID: 46449129110     PISSN: 0003925X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2376/0003-925X-59-103     Document Type: Article

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