The Australian bush fly (Musca vetustissima) as a potential vector in the transmission of foodborne pathogens at outdoor eateries

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 275-279

  Vriesekoop, Frank ^a   Shaw, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFACLOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATERING SERVICE; CATTLE FARMING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MUSCA VETUSTISSIMA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SCREENING; SEROPREVALENCE; SHIGELLA; URBAN AREA;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COOKERY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUSCIDAE; RURAL HEALTH; SALMONELLA; SEASONS; SHIGELLA; URBAN HEALTH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUSCA VETUSTISSIMA; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA SP.;

EID: 77649333004     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2009.0366     Document Type: Article

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