Prevalence and characterization of Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from small Mexican retail markets of queso fresco

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 140-148

  Soto Beltran, Marcela ^a   Gerba, Charles P ^a   Porto Fett, Anna ^b   Luchansky, John B ^b   Chaidez, Cristobal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Food safety; Listeria monocytogenes; Queso fresco; Salmonella; Shiga toxin

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CHEESE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FECAL COLIFORM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MARKET; MEXICO; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PASTEURIZATION; PATHOGENESIS; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SALINITY; SALMONELLA; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; BACTERIAL COUNT; FOOD CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA;

CHEESE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEXICO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84924065849     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2014.915016     Document Type: Article

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