Bacterial quality of raw milk investigated by Escherichia coli and isolates analysis for specific virulence-gene markers

Food Control

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 913-917

  Altalhi, Abdullah D ^a   Hassan, Sabry A ^a,b  

^a TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b South Valley University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

E. coli; EPEC; ExPEC; Fecal coliform; MPN; NTEC; PCR; Public health; Saudi Arabia; STEC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 65049086189     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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