Recovery of bacteriophate from contaminated chilled and frozen samples of edible West Coast crabs.
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.
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