Shell rinse and shell crush methods for the recovery of aerobic microorganisms and Enterobacteriaceae from shell eggs

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2144-2148

  Musgrove, M T ^a,b   Jones, D R ^a   Northcutt, J K ^a   Cox, N A ^a   Harrison, M A ^b  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 26644440925     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.10.2144     Document Type: Article

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