Empirical distribution models for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground beef produced by a mid-size commercial grinder

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Flores, R A ^a   Stewart, T E ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical model; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Grinder; Ground beef; Modeling; Pathogen contamination; Pathogen distribution

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 3142645312     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2004.tb10719.x     Document Type: Article

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