Incidence, radioresistance, and behavior of psychrobacter spp. in rabbit meat

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 538-543

  Rodríguez Calleja, José M ^a   Patterson, Margaret F ^b   García López, Isabel ^a   Santos, Jesús A ^a   Otero, Andrés ^a   García López, María Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BROCHOTHRIX THERMOSPHACTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSYCHROBACTER;

EID: 14844283759     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.3.538     Document Type: Article

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