Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in synthetic gastric fluid after cold and acid habituation in apple juice or trypticase soy broth acidified with hydrochloric acid or organic acids

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 939-947

  Uljas, Heidi E ^a   Ingham, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLE JUICE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; FOOD SAFETY; HABITUATION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; INCUBATION; LACTIC ACID; MALIC ACID; PH; REFRIGERATION; STRESS TOLERANCE; SYNTHETIC GASTRIC FLUID; TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0032146791     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.8.939     Document Type: Article

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