BACTERIAL-CONTAMINATION OF FOOD BY COCKROACHES

Authors
RIVAULT C CLOAREC A LEGUYADER A
Citation
C. Rivault et al., BACTERIAL-CONTAMINATION OF FOOD BY COCKROACHES, Journal of environmental health, 55(8), 1993, pp. 21-22
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Journal of environmental health → ACNP
ISSN journal
00220892
Volume
55
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
21 - 22
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-0892(1993)55:8<21:BOFBC>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Bacterial contamination of food by cockroaches was demonstrated by ana lyzing fresh bread left with small groups of wild-caught cockroaches, Blattella germanica (L.) (Blattellidae) one night. The different repli cates of this experiment stressed the specific diversity of bacteria c arried and disseminated by cockroaches.