African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 979

Full Length Research Paper

Isolation of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 from selected food samples sold in local markets in Nigeria

Lennox Josiah Asime
  • Lennox Josiah Asime
  • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Nigeria.
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John Godwin Egbe
  • John Godwin Egbe
  • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Nigeria.
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Echa Cecilia
  • Echa Cecilia
  • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 11 September 2019
  •  Accepted: 03 February 2020
  •  Published: 29 February 2020

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