The effect of a competitive microflora, pH and temperature on the growth kinetics of Escherichia coli O157:H7

Food Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 299-307

  Duffy, G ^a   Whiting, R C ^b   Sheridan, J J ^a  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BROCHOTHRIX THERMOSPHACTA; FOOD SAFETY; GROWTH RATE; HAFNIA ALVEI; PEDIOCOCCUS ACIDILACTICI; PH; PSEUDOMONAS FRAGI; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033023769     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1998.0242     Document Type: Article

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