Review:
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli - Its Control from a Viewpoint of Food Safety -
Hiroshi Asakura, Yoshika Momose, and Fumiko Kasuga
Division of Biomedical Food Research, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya, Tokyo 158-8501, Japan
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