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Contamination of eggs with potential human pathogens

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Microbiology of the Avian Egg

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As with any food of animal origin, eggs may be contaminated with organisms which are potentially pathogenic for humans. The most important of these are salmonellas and most of this chapter will be devoted to these organisms and to Salmonella enteritidis in particular. Poultry can be infected or colonized with other potential human pathogens. These may contaminate eggs. Problems caused by this will also be discussed.

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Humphrey, T.J. (1994). Contamination of eggs with potential human pathogens. In: Board, R.G., Fuller, R. (eds) Microbiology of the Avian Egg. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3060-2_5

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