Virulence genes in isolates of Escherichia coli from samples of milk and feces from dairy cattle

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1698-1700

  Stella, A E ^a   Maluta, R P ^b   Rigobelo, E C ^a   Mzzarin, J M ^c   De Avila F A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84865798453     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-468     Document Type: Article

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