Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in fresh produce-a food safety dilemma

Microbiology Spectrum

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Feng, Peter ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHIGA TOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

FOOD SAFETY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCEDURES; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; VEGETABLE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FOOD SAFETY; GENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHIGA TOXIN; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VEGETABLES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84958754724     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21650497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.EHEC-0010-2013     Document Type: Article

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