Occurrence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) on carcasses and retail beef cuts in the marketing chain of beef in Argentina

Meat Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 418-421

  Etcheverria A I ^a   Padola, N L ^a   Sanz, M E ^a   Polifroni, R ^a   Kruger A ^a   Passucci, J ^a   Rodriguez E M ^a   Taraborelli, A L ^b   Ballerio, M ^a   Parma, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Carcasses; Contamination; Meat; Shiga toxin; STEC

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES; CARCASSES; MINCED BEEF; SANITARY CONTROL; SHIGA TOXIN; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING E. COLI; STEC; STX GENES;

CALCINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; MARKETING; TOXIC MATERIALS;

MEATS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; VEROTOXIN 2;

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CADAVER; CATTLE; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CADAVER; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENES, BACTERIAL; MEAT; MEAT PRODUCTS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHIGA TOXIN 2; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77955085959     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.05.027     Document Type: Article

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