Incidence and tracking of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a major produce production region in California.

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Published in PLoS One on November 14, 2007

Authors

Michael Cooley1, Diana Carychao, Leta Crawford-Miksza, Michele T Jay, Carol Myers, Christopher Rose, Christine Keys, Jeff Farrar, Robert E Mandrell

Author Affiliations

1: Produce Safety and Microbiology Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Albany, California, United States of America. mcooley@pw.usda

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