Influence of incubation conditions on survival and acid tolerance response of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and non-O157:H7 isolates exposed to acetic acid

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 542-546

  Brudzinski, Leslye ^a,b   Harrison, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACID TOLERANCE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; FOOD SAFETY; MICROBIAL GROWTH;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032076246     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.5.542     Document Type: Article

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