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Genotypic analysis of Escherichia coli recovered from product and equipment at a beef-packing plant.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Jan 2004
Aslam M, Greer G G, Nattress F M, Gill C O, McMullen L M
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AIMS: To identify sources of Escherichia coli on beef by characterizing strains of the organism on animals, equipment and product at beef-packing plant. METHODS AND RESULTS: Generic E. coli were recovered from hides, carcasses, beef trimmings, conveyers and ground beef during the summer of 2001 (750 isolates) and winter of 2002 (500 isolates). The isolates were characterized by Random Amplification of Polymorphic...
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