Serial disinfection with heat and chlorine to reduce microorganism populations on poultry transport containers

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 793-797

  Ramesh, Niraja ^a   Joseph, Sam W ^a   Carr, Lewis E ^a   Douglass, Larry W ^a   Wheaton, Fredrick W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA;

EID: 0038066478     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.5.793     Document Type: Article

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