Detection of escherichia coli o157:h7 and salmonella enterica in air and droplets at three u.s. commercial beef processing plants

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2213-2218

  Schmidt, John W ^a   Arthur, Terrance M ^a   Bosilevac, Joseph M ^a   Kalchayanand, Norasak ^a   Wheeler, Tommy L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATTLE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INDUSTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD;

ABATTOIRS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

BOS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 84871264272     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-206     Document Type: Article

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