Prevalence, genetic diversity, and antibiotic resistance of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in retail ready-to-eat foods in China

Food Control

Volumn 68, Issue , 2016, Pages 236-243

  Zhang, Shuhong ^a   Wu, Qingping ^a   Zhang, Jumei ^a   Lai, Zebing ^a   Zhu, Xuemei ^a  

^a GUANGDONG INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; MLST; PFGE; Serotype; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962684330     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.03.051     Document Type: Article

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