Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in food: Incidence, ecology, and detection strategies

Food Control

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 407-419

  Baker, Christopher A ^a   Rubinelli, Peter M ^a   Park, Si Hong ^a   Carbonero, Franck ^a   Ricke, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adulterant; Detection; Escherichiacoli; Ground beef

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84931281451     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2015.06.011     Document Type: Review

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