Germicidal ultraviolet light to lower numbers of Listeria monocytogenes on broiler breast fillets

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 964-967

  Lyon, S A ^a,b   Fletcher, D L ^c   Berrang, M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Listeria monocytogenes; Meat color; Poultry processing; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COLOR; FOOD CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STANDARD; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COLOR; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 34250177645     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.5.964     Document Type: Article

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