Heat inactivation of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in raw milk: Are current pasteurization conditions effective?

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4975-4977

  Stabel, J R ^a   Steadham, E M ^a   Bolin, C A ^a  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MILK; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PASTEURIZATION;

MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0030809810     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.12.4975-4977.1997     Document Type: Article

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