Effects of using reduced volumes of nonselective enrichment medium in methods for the detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from raw beef

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1768-1773

  Bosilevac, Joseph M ^a   Koohmaraie, Mohammad ^a,b  

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

^b IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group   (United States)

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ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 51949116624     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.9.1768     Document Type: Article

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