Occurrence and characterization of enterotoxigenic staphylococcus aureus isolated from minimally processed vegetables and sprouts in Korea

Food Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 313-319

  Seo, Young Ho ^b   Jang, Ji Hyun ^a   Moon, Kwang Deog ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Enterotoxigenic Staphylococcus aureus; Minimally processed vegetable; Sprout

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ENTEROTOXIGENIC; ENTEROTOXIN; FOOD BORNE DISEASE; ISOLATED STRAINS; METHICILLIN; MINIMALLY PROCESSED VEGETABLE; MINIMALLY PROCESSED VEGETABLES; MULTIPLE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCES; RESISTANCE TO ANTIBIOTICS; S. AUREUS; SPROUT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL ENTEROTOXIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; STRAIN;

VEGETABLES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79957636710     PISSN: 12267708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10068-010-0045-7     Document Type: Article

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