Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on hides and faeces of ruminants at slaughter in two major abattoirs in Nigeria

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 336-340

  Akanbi, Bolaji O ^a   Mbah, I P ^a   Kerry, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Cattle; Escherichia coli O157; Goat; Sheep; Tropics

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TROPICS;

ABATTOIR; CATTLE; E. COLI O157; E.COLI O157; E.COLI O157:H7; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; GOAT; NIGERIA; SHEEP;

MAMMALS;

CATTLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; FECES; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD QUALITY; GOAT; HEALTH RISK; HYGIENE; MEAT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SAMPLING; SEPARATION; SHEEP;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; GOAT; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

NIGERIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80051663322     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2011.03113.x     Document Type: Article

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