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  4. INNOVATIVE BEEF TRIM SAMPLING TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF DETECTING E. COLI O157:H7 AND OTHER STECS

INNOVATIVE BEEF TRIM SAMPLING TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF DETECTING E. COLI O157:H7 AND OTHER STECS

Objective

To determine whether generating purge in a combo of beef trim by adding water creates a better sample for pathogen testing than the gold standard of N=60 sampling.

Investigators
Wheeler, Tommy Lee
Institution
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2010
End date
2011
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
5438-42000-014-01R
Accession number
420844
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