Association of Escherichia coli O157:H7 with filth flies (Muscidae and Calliphoridae) captured in leafy greens fields and experimental transmission of E. coli O157:H7 to spinach leaves by house flies (diptera: Muscidae)

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1547-1552

  Talley, J L ^a   Wayadande, A C ^a   Wasala, L P ^a   Gerry, A C ^a   Fletcher, J ^a   DeSilva, U ^b   Gilliland, S E ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROMYZIDAE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOMYIIDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; CALLIPHORIDAE; CICADELLIDAE; DIPTERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 67650859998     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.7.1547     Document Type: Article

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