Use of γ-irradiation to reduce Clostridium perfringens on ready-to-eat bovine tripe

Meat Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 194-201

  Parry Hanson, Angela ^a   Hall, Alan ^a   Minnaar, Amanda ^a   Buys, Elna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Gamma irradiation; Spore structure; Tripe

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 36749056856     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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