Effect of different concentrations of carbon dioxide and oxygen on the growth of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica 4/O:3 in ground pork packaged under modified atmospheres

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 845-849

  Strotmann, C ^a   Von Mueffling, T ^a   Klein, G ^a   Nowak, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 41849138652     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.4.845     Document Type: Article

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