Influence of eggshell condensation on eggshell penetration and whole egg contamination with Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1539-1545

  De Reu, Koen ^a   Grijspeerdt, Koen ^a   Heyndrickx, Marc ^a   Messens, Winy ^a   Uyttendaele, Mieke ^b   Debevere, Johan ^b   Herman, Lieve ^a  

^a Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 33746253689     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.7.1539     Document Type: Article

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