Estimation of spoilage bacterial load on meat by fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis or resazurin reduction

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 601-604

  Venkitanarayanan, K S ^a   Faustman, C ^a   Hoagland, T ^a   Berry, B W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial load; FDA hydrolysis; Meat spoilage; Resazurin reduction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030922496     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1997.tb04440.x     Document Type: Article

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