Botulinal toxin production in vacuum and carbon dioxide packaged meat during chilled storage at 2 and 4C

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-110

  Moorhead, S M ^b   Bell, R G ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BIOASSAY; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; FREEZING; GENETIC STRAIN; MEAT; MOUSE; PSYCHROTOLERANCE; TEMPERATURE; VACUUM PACKAGING;

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYRICUM;

EID: 0034047148     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2000.tb00291.x     Document Type: Article

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