Rice flour, corn flour and deoiled rice bran blends were used to prepare ready-to-eat extrudates

ticenter comparison of two norovirus ORF2-based genotyping protocols.multaneous detection and identifi cation of hepatitis A virus and rotavirus by mul-tiplex nucleic acid sequence-based am-plifi cation (NASBA) and microtiter plate hybridization system. Use of norovirus genotype profi les to differentiate origins of foodborne outbreaks. Estimation of norovirus infection risks to consumers of wa...

Clostridium difficile is an important enteric pathogen of humans and food animals. Recently it has been isolated from retail foods with prevalences up to 42%, prompting concern that contaminated foods may be one of the reasons for increased community-acquired C. difficile infection (CA-CDI). A number of studies have examined the prevalence of C. difficile in raw meats and fresh vegetables; howe...