Incidence of Clostridium perfringens in commercially produced cured raw meat product mixtures and behavior in cooked products during chilling and refrigerated storage

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-81

  Taormina, Peter J ^a   Bartholomew, Gene W ^a   Dorsa, Warren J ^a  

^a John Morrell and Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0037214751     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.1.72     Document Type: Article

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