Comparison of three selective media and validation of the VIDAS Campylobacter assay for the detection of Campylobacter jejuni in ground beef and fresh-cut vegetables

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 456-460

  Chon, Jung Whan ^a   Hyeon, Ji Yeon ^a   Choi, In Soo ^a   Park, Chan Kyu ^a   Kim, Soo Ki ^a   Heo, Seok ^b   Oh, Se Wook ^c   Song, Kwang Young ^a   Seo, Kun Ho ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

^c Kookmin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CATTLE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CULTURE MEDIA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MEAT PRODUCTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VEGETABLES;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 79951976072     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-302     Document Type: Article

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