Acetic acid spray ineffective on beef carcasses with low bacteria counts

LWT

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 28-32

  Avens, J S ^a   Clayton, P ^b   Jones, D K ^b   Bolin, R ^b   Lloyd, W ^b   Jankow, D ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b 4X Industrial   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SP.; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030511726     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.1996.0004     Document Type: Article

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