The growth of Listeria monocytogenes in cheese packed under a modified atmosphere

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-57

  Whitley, E J ^a,b   Muir, D ^c   Waites, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HANNAH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FILM GROWTH; LISTERIA; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING; MOLDS;

CELL NUMBER; CLING FILMS; CO 2 CONCENTRATION; CONTROL EXPERIMENTS; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LAG-TIME; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE; REFRIGERATION TEMPERATURES; STORAGE PERIODS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL COUNT; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD PACKAGING; LACTOBACILLUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034058878     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00859.x     Document Type: Article

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