Tracking spoilage bacteria in commercial poultry processing and refrigerated storage of poultry carcasses

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-165

  Hinton Jr , Arthur ^a   Cason, J A ^a   Ingram, Kimberly D ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Broilers; Cross contamination; Poultry processing; Spoilage bacteria

Indexed keywords

AGAR; FATTY ACID;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CARCASS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SPOILAGE; FOOD STORAGE; FREEZING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POPULATION; POULTRY; PSEUDOMONAS;

ACINETOBACTER; AEROMONAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 1242315598     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(03)00377-5     Document Type: Article

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