Prevalence of cold-tolerant clostridia associated with vacuum-packed beef and lamb stored at abusive and chill temperatures

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-98

  Broda, Dorota M ^a   De Lacy, Karen M ^a   Cook, Roger L ^a   Bell, R Graham ^a  

^a Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blown pack; Chilled storage; Cold tolerant clostridia; Spoilage; Vacuum packed meat

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIA;

EID: 0030973278     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.1997.9513236     Document Type: Article

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