Towards the production of reliable quantitative microbiological data for risk assessment: Direct quantification of Campylobacter in naturally infected chicken fecal samples using selective culture and real-time PCR

Food Control

Volumn 55, Issue , 2015, Pages 133-140

  Garcia, Ana B ^a   Vigre, Håkan ^a   Josefsen, Mathilde H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Chickens' feces; Food safety; Quantification; Real time PCR; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84924555559     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2015.02.044     Document Type: Article

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