Automated detection of hydrogen sulfide release from thiosulfate by Salmonella spp.

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 620-622

  Shelef, Leora A ^a   Tan, Wei ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ARGININE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CARBOXYLYASE; CULTURE MEDIUM; FERRIC AMMONIUM CITRATE; FOOD SAFETY; GALACTITOL; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LYSINE; ORNITHINE; SECONDARY METABOLITE; THIOSULFATE; XYLOSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0032076247     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.5.620     Document Type: Article

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