Quantitative risk assessment of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 and Campylobacter jejuni related to consumption of raw milk in a province in Northern Italy

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2031-2038

  Giacometti, F ^a   Serraino, A ^a   Bonilauri, P ^b   Ostanello, F ^a   Daminelli, P ^b   Finazzi, G ^b   Losio, M N ^b   Marchetti, G ^a   Liuzzo, G ^c   Zanoni, R G ^a   Rosmini, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Experimental Institute for Zooprophylaxis in Lombardy and Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^c Modena Health Trust   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84868588219     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-163     Document Type: Article

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