Enumeration of Escherichia coli O157 in outbreak-associated Gouda cheese made with raw milk

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1733-1737

  Gill, Alexander ^a   Oudit, Denise ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEESE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CHEESE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MILK; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84941109591     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: 19449097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-15-036     Document Type: Article

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