Diversity and Susceptibility of Enterococcus Isolated from Cattle before and after Harvest

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 766-774

  Luckey, W M ^a   Loneragan, G H ^b   Warner, R D ^a   Echeverry, A ^a   Brashears, M M ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 64749116331     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-72.4.766     Document Type: Article

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