Detection of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) in minced beef and raw milk by colony blot hybridization

Food Control

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 770-773

  Parisi, Antonio ^a   Miccolupo, Angela ^a   Santagada, Gianfranco ^a   Pedarra, Carmine ^a   Dambrosio, Angela ^b   Normanno, Giovanni ^b  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA PUGLIA E DELLA BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colony blot hybridization; Milk; Minced beef; VTEC

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 73549095982     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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