Effects of acid adaptation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on efficacy of acetic acid spray washes to decontaminate beef carcass tissue

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1493-1498

  Berry, Elaine D ^a   Cutter, Catherine N ^a,b  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MEAT INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN;

ABATTOIRS; ACETIC ACID; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEAT; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034126354     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.4.1493-1498.2000     Document Type: Article

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