Growth of Listeria monocytogenes on vacuum-packaged horsemeat for human consumption

Meat Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 671-674

  Bonilauri, P ^a   Liuzzo, G ^b   Merialdi, G ^a   Bentley, S ^c   Poeta, A ^d   Granelli, F ^a   Dottori, M ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

^b District of Vignola   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Horsemeat; Listeria monocytogenes; Vacuum packaging

Indexed keywords

EXPONENTIAL GROWTH RATE (EGR); HORSEMEAT; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; VACUUM PACKAGING;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MARKETING; PACKAGING MATERIALS; REFRIGERATION; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

MEATS;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 4043085451     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2004.05.014     Document Type: Article

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