Escherichia coli O157 prevalence in different cattle farm types and identification of potential risk factors

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1848-1853

  Cobbaut, K ^a   Berkvens, D ^b   Houf, K ^a   De Deken, R ^b   De Zutter, L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H-;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349414515     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.9.1848     Document Type: Article

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