Yersinia enterocolitica in slaughter pig tonsils: Enumeration and detection by enrichment versus direct plating culture

Food Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 158-161

  Van Damme, Inge ^a   Habib, Ihab ^a,b   De Zutter, Lieven ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Enrichment; Enumeration; Isolation; Pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica; Pig; Tonsil

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PALATINE TONSIL; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; PALATINE TONSIL; SWINE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; SUIDAE; SUS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 70449088921     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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