Profile and activity of the bacterial biota of ground beef held from freshness to spoilage at 5-7°C

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 105-111

  Jay, J M ^a   Vilai, J P ^a   Hughes, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Ground beef spoilage; Psychrotrophs; Quorum sensing; Spoilage of meats

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BEEF CATTLE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD SPOILAGE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; MEAT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PSEUDOMONAS; SAMPLING; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; MEAT PRODUCTS; PSEUDOMONAS; REFRIGERATION; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CELLULAR ORGANISMS; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0037088881     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00189-7     Document Type: Article

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