Bacterial flora of processed broiler chicken skin after successive washings in mixtures of potassium hydroxide and lauric acid

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1707-1713

  Hinton Jr , Arthur ^a   Cason, John A ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 49449101102     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.8.1707     Document Type: Article

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