Behavior of Bacillus anthracis strains Sterne and ames K0610 in sterile raw ground beef

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1111-1116

  Tamplin, Mark L ^a,b   Phillips, Robert ^c   Stewart, Tod A ^a   Luchansky, John B ^a   Kelley, Lynda C ^c  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FOOD PROCESSING; GROWTH KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MAXIMUM POPULATION DENSITIES (MPD);

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE;

BACTERIUM; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MEAT; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SPORE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BEEF; DEATH; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CATTLE; MEAT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS STR. STERNE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 39649101083     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01292-07     Document Type: Article

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