Stx 2 phage show high stability in food and under food 2 processing conditions 3 Running title : Stx 2 phage stability in food 4 5
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14 * Corresponding author: 15 Vtkpg"O0"NÓCdfig-Lund 16 Mail address: Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology. 17 Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, P.O. Box 8146 Dep., N-0033 Oslo, Norway 18 Telephone: +47 22 96 48 16 19 Telefax: + 47 22 96 48 50 20 E-mail: [email protected] 21 Copyright © 2011, American Society for Microbiology and/or the Listed Authors/Institutions. All Rights Reserved. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/AEM.00180-11 AEM Accepts, published online ahead of print on 17 June 2011
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High stability of Stx2 phage in food and under food-processing conditions.
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