Prevalence, characterization, and genotypic analysis of escherichia coli O157:H7/NM from selected beef exporting abattoirs of argentina

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 649-656

  Masana, M O ^a   Leotta, G A ^b,c   Del Castillo, L L ^a   D'Astek, B A ^b   Palladino, P M ^a   Galli, L ^b,c   Vilacoba, E ^b   Carbonari, C ^b   Rodriguez H R ^a   Rivas, M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77951194289     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.4.649     Document Type: Article

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