The influence of atmosphere conditions on Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi radiosensitization in irradiated ground beef containing carvacrol and tetrasodium pyrophosphate

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 61-64

  Lacroix, M ^a   Borsa, J ^b   Chiasson, F ^a   Ouattara, B ^a  

^a INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^b MDS Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active compounds; Ground beef; Microbiology; Radiosensitization

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IRRADIATION;

ATMOSPHERE CONDITIONS; RADIOSENSTIZATION;

RADIATION CHEMISTRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARVACROL; FAT; PYROPHOSPHATE;

AIR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ATMOSPHERE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; MEAT; NONHUMAN; RADIOSENSITIZATION; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SAMPLE; VACUUM;

EID: 4143101505     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.04.061     Document Type: Conference Paper

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