A Model Study of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Survival in Fermented Dry Sausages - Influence of Inoculum Preparation, Inoculation Procedure, and Selected Process Parameters

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2267-2275

  Naim, Fadia ^a   Messier, Serge ^a   Saucier, Linda ^b   Piette, Gabriel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b FOOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0345166006     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.12.2267     Document Type: Article

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