Clostridium difficile from healthy food animals: Optimized isolation and prevalence

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 130-133

  Thitaram, S N ^a   Frank, J F ^b   Lyon, S A ^c   Siragusa, G R ^d   Bailey, J S ^e   Lombard, J E ^f   Haley, C A ^f   Wagner, B A ^f   Dargatz, D A ^f   Fedorka Cray, P J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Chick fil A Inc   (United States)

^d Danisco Animal Nutrition   (United States)

^e BioMerieux Inc   (United States)

^f CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATTLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CULTURE MEDIUM; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SWINE;

AGAR; ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 78651273192     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-229     Document Type: Article

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