Modeling and predicting the simultaneous growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and ground beef background microflora for various enrichment protocols

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 261-268

  Vimont, A ^a   Vernozy Rozand, C ^a   Montet, M P ^a   Lazizzera, C ^b   Bavai, C ^a   Delignette Muller, M L ^a  

^a VETAGRO SUP   (France)

^b Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; ENZYMES; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROBIOLOGY;

ENRICHMENT PROTOCOL FACTORS; ENRICHMENT PROTOCOLS; MICROFLORA; TRYPTICASE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BILE SALT; NOVOBIOCIN;

BACTERIUM; CONTAINMENT; FLORA; INCUBATION; ORGANISMS BY BIOTIC GROUP;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BINDING COMPETITION; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GROWTH REGULATION; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; INCUBATION TIME; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; MEAT PRODUCTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NOVOBIOCIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33644852591     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.72.1.261-268.2006     Document Type: Article

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