Recovery of low-temperature stressed E. coli O157:H7 and its susceptibility to crystal violet, bile salt, sodium chloride and ethanol

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 127-136

  Chou, Cheng Chun ^a   Cheng, Shu Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

E. coli O157:H7; Low temperature treatments; Recovery media; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ALCOHOL; BILE SALT; CARBON; CRYSTAL VIOLET; EOSIN; GLUCOSE; MALTOSE; METHYLENE BLUE; NITROGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SORBITOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CARBON; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ETHANOL; FREEZING; GENTIAN VIOLET; NITROGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034332737     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(00)00266-X     Document Type: Article

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