Effective use of nisin to control lactic acid bacterial spoilage in vacuum-packed bologna-type sausage

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1004-1010

  Davies, E Alison ^a   Milne, Catherine F ^a   Bevis, Helen E ^a   Potter, Richard W ^a   Harris, Jo M ^a   Williams, Graham C ^a   Thomas, Linda V ^a   Delves Broughton, Joss ^a  

^a Aplin and Barrett Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; EMULSIFYING AGENT; FOOD SPOILAGE; FOULING CONTROL; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; INOCULATION; MEAT; NISIN; PHOSPHATE; PYROPHOSPHATE; SHELF LIFE;

LACTOBACILLUS CURVATUS; LACTOBACILLUS SAKE;

EID: 0033198559     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.9.1004     Document Type: Article

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