Leuconostoc gasicomitatum is the dominating lactic acid bacterium in retail modified-atmosphere-packaged marinated broiler meat strips on sell-by-day

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-97

  Susiluoto, Tuija ^a   Korkeala, Hannu ^a   Björkroth, K Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Broiler; Lactic acid bacteria; Leuconostoc gasicomitatum; MAP; Ribotyping; Spoilage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CARNOBACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD PACKAGING; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS CURVATUS; LACTOBACILLUS SAKEI; LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC GASICOMITATUM; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PH; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOTYPING; SHELF LIFE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AGAR; ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PRESERVATION; LEUCONOSTOC; MEAT; PHYLOGENY; RIBOTYPING; VACUUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BROCHOTHRIX THERMOSPHACTA; CARNOBACTERIUM; CARNOBACTERIUM DIVERGENS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CURVATUS SUBSP. CURVATUS; LACTOBACILLUS CURVATUS SUBSP. MELIBIOSUS; LACTOBACILLUS SAKEI; LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC GASICOMITATUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0037437447     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00123-X     Document Type: Article

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