Occurrence of Thermophilic Campylobacter spp. Contamination on Vegetable Farms in Malaysia
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Chai, L.C.
(Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University Putra Malaysia)
Ghazali, F.M. (Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University Putra Malaysia) Bakar, F.A. (Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University Putra Malaysia) Lee, H.Y. (Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University Putra Malaysia) Suhaimi, L.R.A. (Food Safety and Quality Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia) Talib, S.A. (Food Safety and Quality Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia) Nakaguchi, Y. (Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University) Nishibuchi, M. (Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University) Radu, S. (Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University Putra Malaysia) |
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