Campylobacter spp., Yersinia enterocolitica, and Salmonella enterica and their simultaneous occurrence in German fattening pig herds and their environment

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1704-1711

  Nathues, C ^a   Gruning P ^b   Fruth, A ^c   Verspohl, J ^b   Blaha, T ^b   Kreienbrock, L ^b   Merle, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; FECES; FOOD CONTROL; GERMANY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SWINE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FECES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GERMANY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SWINE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84885443595     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-13-076     Document Type: Article

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