title: Recovery of bacteriophate from contaminated chilled and frozen samples of edible West Coast crabs.
abstract: Edible West Coast crabs (Cancer magister and C. antennarius) were contaminated with bacteriophage and then held in a chilled or frozen state. Results indicated a significant survival of virus regardless of storage conditions.
mesh_terms: D003386:Brachyura; D003090:Coliphages / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004267:DNA Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000254:growth & development; D005506:Food Contamination; D005511:Food Handling; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005615:Freezing; D012034:Refrigeration; D012623:Seawater; D012758:Shellfish