Staphylococcus aureus and other pathogenic Gram-positive cocci

Foodborne Pathogens: Hazards, Risk Analysis and Control: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 802-819

  Adams, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902641403     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845696337.2.802     Document Type: Chapter

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