Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 and levels of aerobic bacteria and enterobacteriaceae are reduced when hides are washed and treated with cetylpyridinium chloride at a commercial beef processing plant

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 646-650

  Bosilevac, Joseph M ^a   Arthur, Terrance M ^a   Wheeler, Tommy L ^a   Shackelford, Steven D ^a   Rossman, Michelle ^b   Reagan, James O ^b   Koohmaraie, Mohammad ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b National Cattlemen's Beef Association   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 1842580749     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.4.646     Document Type: Article

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