Control of Yersinia enterocolitica in raw pork and pork products by γ-irradiation

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-76

  Kamat, A S ^a   Khare, S ^b   Doctor, T ^b   Nair, P M ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Department of Botany   (India)

Author keywords

irradiation; Food borne pathogen; Yersinia

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; FREEZING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HOMOGENATE; INFECTION CONTROL; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PH; SURVIVAL RATE; TEMPERATURE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; GAMMA RAYS; MEAT; SWINE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

YERSINIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0031004147     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(96)01249-4     Document Type: Article

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