The potential use of chilling to control the growth of Enterobacteriaceae on porcine carcasses and the incidence of E. coli O157:H7 in pigs

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1512-1520

  Lenahan, M ^a,b   Crowley, H ^a   O'Brien, S B ^a   Byrne, C ^a   Sweeney, T ^b   Sheridan, J J ^a  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carcasses; Chilling; E. coli O157:H7; Enterobacteriaceae; Faeces; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CARCASS; CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS; E.COLI O157:H7; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FAECAL SAMPLES; FECAL CONTAMINATION; FECES; PIG; PIG CARCASS; VIRULENCE GENE;

MAMMALS;

BACTERIUM; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FECES; GENE; MAMMAL; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GROWTH REGULATION; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; NONHUMAN; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 64149114504     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04112.x     Document Type: Article

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