Inhibitory effects of polyphosphates on Clostridium perfringens growth, sporulation and spore outgrowth

Food Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 802-808

  Akhtar, Saeed ^a   Paredes Sabja, Daniel ^a   Sarker, Mahfuzur R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C. perfringens; Food poisoning; Polyphosphates

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; GERMINATION; PHOSPHATES; POULTRY PRODUCTS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 46749129690     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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