Psychrotrophic clostridia mediated gas and botulinal toxin production in vacuum-packed chilled meat

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 108-112

  Moorhead, S M ^a   Bell, R G ^a  

^a MIRINZ Food Technology and Research   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; GASES; STRAIN; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BOTULINUM; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CHILLED STORAGE; E. STRAIN; GAS PRODUCTIONS; IN-VACUUM; REFERENCE STRAINS; STORAGE PERIODS; TOXIGENIC; TOXIN PRODUCTION;

MEATS;

BOTULINUM TOXIN; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOASSAY; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD STORAGE; GAS; INOCULATION; LAMB; MEAT; NONHUMAN; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VACUUM;

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 0032989791     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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