Salmonella serovars isolated from table eggs: An overview

Food Research International

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 745-754

  Martelli, Francesca ^a   Davies, Robert H ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egg; Salmonella Enteritidis; Salmonella serovars; Salmonella Typhimurium

Indexed keywords

EGG; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD POISONING; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEROVAR; TABLE EGGS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

CONTAMINATION; SURVEYS;

SALMONELLA;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84857430057     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.03.054     Document Type: Article

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