A direct plating method for estimating populations of Escherichia coli O157 in bovine manure and manure-based materials

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2233-2238

  Berry, Elaine D ^a   Wells, James E ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 55849104340     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.11.2233     Document Type: Article

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