Detection and enumeration of four foodborne pathogens in raw commingled silo milk in the United States

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1382-1393

  Jackson, Emily E ^a   Erten, Edibe S ^b,c   Maddi, Neeraj ^b,d   Graham, Thomas E ^a   Larkin, John W ^a   Blodgett, Robert J ^a   Schlesser, Joseph E ^a   Reddy, Ravinder M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d Midwest Foods   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84864426663     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-548     Document Type: Article

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