Challenge studies with Listeria monocytogenes and proteolytic Clostridium botulinum in hard-boiled eggs packaged under modified atmospheres

Food Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-141

  Claire, Benoît ^a   Smith, James P ^a   El Khoury, Wassim ^a   Cayouette, Bernard ^a   Ngadi, Michael ^a   Blanchfield, Burke ^b   Austin, John W ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Challenge studies; Clostridium botulinum; Cooked eggs; Listeria monocytogenes; Modified atmosphere packaging

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 1442265201     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-0020(03)00062-5     Document Type: Article

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