Heat resistance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a nutrient medium and in ground beef patties as influenced by storage and holding temperatures

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 230-237

  Jackson, Timothy C ^a   Hardin, Margaret D ^a   Acuff, Gary R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157:H7; Freezing; Ground beef; Heat resistance; Refrigeration

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD HANDLING; FREEZING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD HANDLING; FREEZING; HEAT; MEAT PRODUCTS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030088726     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.3.230     Document Type: Article

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