Validation of predictive mathematical models describing the growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in raw ground beef

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1331-1335

  Walls, Isabel ^a   Scott, Virginia N ^a  

^a GMA FPA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eschrichia coli O157:7; Predictive microbiology; raw ground beef

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030451227     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.12.1331     Document Type: Article

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