Prevalence, strain identification and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter spp. isolated from slaughtered pig carcasses in Brazil

Food Control

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 702-707

  Biasi, Raquel Szygalski ^a   Freitas de Macedo, Renata Ernlund ^a   Scaranello Malaquias, Minéia Alessandra ^a   Franchin, Paulo Rogério ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b Laboratory of Microbiology   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Campylobacter; Pig carcass; Pork

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER; SUIDAE;

EID: 78650283189     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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