A review of the ecology, colonization and genetic characterization of Salmonella enterica serovar Sofia, a prolific but avirulent poultry serovar in Australia

Food Research International

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 770-779

  Duffy, Lesley L ^a   Dykes, Gary A ^b   Fegan, Narelle ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Attachment; Poultry; Review; S. Sofia; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC SURFACES; ATTACHMENT; AUSTRALIA; AVIRULENCE; GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION; LOW LEVEL; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; POULTRY PROCESSING; S. SOFIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEROVAR; STRAIN-DEPENDENT;

ECOLOGY; POULTRY; REVIEWS;

SALMONELLA;

GALLUS GALLUS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84857415728     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.04.024     Document Type: Review

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