Evaluating survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in frozen and thawed apple cider: Potential use of a hydrophobic grid membrane filter-SD-39 agar method

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 490-494

  Sage, Jay R ^a   Ingham, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; APPLE CIDER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; FOOD PROCESSING; FREEZING; HYDROPHOBIC GRID MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROBIAL ENUMERATION; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER METHOD; SORBITOL MACCONKEY AGAR; THAWING; TRYPTICASE SOY AGAR SPREAD PLATING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0032055289     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.4.490     Document Type: Article

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