A review of aerobic and psychrotrophic plate count procedures for fresh meat and poultry products

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1200-1206

  Jay, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

AGAR; ANIMALS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MEAT PRODUCTS; POULTRY PRODUCTS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035984097     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-65.7.1200     Document Type: Review

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