Alternative indicator bacteria analyses for evaluating the sanitary condition of beef carcasses

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-55

  Ingham, Steven C ^a   Schmidt, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLUMBELLIFERYL BETA D GLUCURONIDE; AGAR; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BEEF; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; KANAMYCIN ESCULIN AZIDE; LAURYL SULFATE TRYPTONE; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER METHOD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033978792     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-63.1.51     Document Type: Article

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