Reduction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Lactobacillus plantarum numbers on fresh beef by polylactic acid and vacuum packaging

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1422-1427

  Lim, K ^a   Mustapha, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Lactobacillus plantarum; Polylactic acid; Vacuum packaging

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM;

EID: 0038528382     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb09660.x     Document Type: Article

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