Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus Aureus: A food-borne pathogen?

Annual Review of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-139

  Wendlandt, Sarah ^a   Schwarz, Stefan ^a   Silley, Peter ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b MB Consult Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dissemination; food supply; livestock associated

Indexed keywords

DISSEMINATION; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; LIVESTOCK ANIMALS; LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATED; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ZOONOTIC DISEASE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SUPPLY;

PATHOGENS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIRD DISEASE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOOD POISONING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LAW; LIVESTOCK; MEAT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; LIVESTOCK; MEAT; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MILK; POULTRY DISEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; ZOONOSES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874845972     PISSN: 19411413     EISSN: 19411421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-food-030212-182653     Document Type: Article

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