Characteristics of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Swiss raw milk cheese within a 3-year monitoring program

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 88-91

  Zweifel, C ^a   Giezendanner, N ^a   Corti, S ^a   Krause, G ^b   Beutin, L ^b   Danuser, J ^c   Stephan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^c SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 75349104496     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.1.88     Document Type: Article

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