Mechanisms of Persistence, Survival, and Transmission of Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens in Production Animals

• Main Author: Haiqi He (auth)
• Other Authors: Michael H. Kogut (auth), Christina L. Swaggerty (auth), Kenneth J. Genovese (auth), James Allen Byrd Jr (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; Persistence; Salmonella; Poultry; Transmission; Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens; Survival; Production Animals
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Foodborne illness resulting from food production animals is a global health concern, and the Centers for Disease Control estimate that one in six Americans will become sick with a foodborne illness each year. Of course there are numerous causes for these outbreaks, but contamination from a food prod...