Detection of Arcobacter in feces of healthy chickens in Osogbo, Nigeria

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-121

  Adesiji, Y O ^a   Coker, A O ^b   Oloke, J K ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARCOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PRODUCT SAFETY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ARCOBACTER; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ARCOBACTER; ARCOBACTER BUTZLERI; ARCOBACTER CRYAEROPHILUS; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 78651300738     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-231     Document Type: Article

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