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. 1982 Jun;88(3):529–533. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400070388

The heat-sensitivity of Campylobacter jejuni in milk.

S C Waterman
PMCID: PMC2134105  PMID: 7086118

Abstract

It is now established that milk can be a vehicle for the spread of enteritis due to Campylobacter jejuni. By determining the lethal effect of heat on six isolates it has been shown that C. jejuni is unlikely to survive pasteurization.

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