Influence of organic acid concentration on survival of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli 0157:H7 in beef carcass wash water and on model equipment surfaces

Food Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 651-660

  Stopforth, J D ^a   Samelis, J ^a,b   Sofos, J N ^a   Kendall, P A ^a   Smith, G C ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acid adaptation; Biofilm; Escherichia coli 0157:H7; Listeria monocytogenes; Meat decontamination

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0242625259     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-0020(03)00021-2     Document Type: Article

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