Thermal resistance of Enterobacter sakazakii in reconstituted dried-infant formula

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-13

  Nazarowee White, M ^a   Farber, J M ^b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPECIFIC HEAT;

D VALUES; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD ISOLATES; INFANT FORMULA; MORTALITY RATE; THERMOTOLERANT ORGANISMS; Z VALUE;

HEAT RESISTANCE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ENTEROBACTER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD QUALITY; MILK; NONHUMAN; STORAGE; THERMOSTABILITY;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 0031042436     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.1997.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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