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Growth and survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in fresh tropical fruit juices at ambient and cold temperatures

Irene Mutaku Department of Biology, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA
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Woldaregay Erku Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Mogessie Ashenafi Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 133-139 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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