Source tracking of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella contamination in the lairage environment at commercial U.S. beef processing plants and identification of an effective intervention

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1752-1760

  Arthur, Terrance M ^a   Bosilevac, Joseph M ^a   Brichta Harhay, Dayna M ^a   Kalchayanand, Norasak ^a   King, David A ^a   Shackelford, Steven D ^a   Wheeler, Tommy L ^a   Koohmaraie, Mohammad ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 51949104315     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.9.1752     Document Type: Article

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