Agar underlay method for recovery of sublethally heat-injured bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 5334-5337

  Kang, D H ^a   Siragusa, G R ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; COLONY FORMATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT INJURY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0032712259     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.12.5334-5337.1999     Document Type: Article

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