Serodiversity and serological as well as cultural distribution of Salmonella on farms and in abattoirs in Lower Saxony, Germany

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-51

  Visscher, C F ^a   Klein, G ^a   Verspohl, J ^a   Beyerbach, M ^a   Stratmann Selke, J ^b   Kamphues, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Innovative Veterinary Diagnostics Ltd   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Distribution; Farm; Salmonella; Serodiversity

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; LYMPH NODE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEROLOGY; SEROTYPE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TONSIL;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CECUM; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GERMANY; MEAT; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SUIDAE;

EID: 79953064999     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.01.038     Document Type: Article

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