A rapid microbiological method for enumeration of Pseudomonas fluorescens from broiler chicken carcasses

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 385-390

  Russell, Scott M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitance; chicken carcasses; Pseudomonas fluorescens; shelf life prediction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0030936746     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-60.4.385     Document Type: Article

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