Growth and processing conditions affecting acid tolerance in Escherichia coil O157:H7

Food Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-166

  Cheng, Chorng Ming ^a   Kaspar, Charles W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHEMICAL TOLERANCE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032055661     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1997.0158     Document Type: Article

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