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The heat-sensitivity of Campylobacter jejuni in milk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2010

Sally C. Waterman
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Reading University, London Road, Reading RG1 5AQ
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It is now established that milk can be a vehicle for the spread of enteritis due to Campylobacter jejuni. By determing the lethal effect of heat on six isolates it has been shown that C. jejuni is unlikely to survive pasteurization.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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