Influence of host and bacteriophage concentrations on the inactivation of food-borne pathogenic bacteria by two phages: RESEARCH LETTER

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 291, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-64

  Bigwood, Teresa ^a   Hudson, John Andrew ^a   Billington, Craig ^a  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Biocontrol; Campylobacter; Food safety; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CELL COUNT; CELL KILLING; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD SAFETY; HOST CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA;

BACTERIOPHAGES; CAMPYLOBACTER; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SALMONELLA;

CAMPYLOBACTER; SALMONELLA;

EID: 58149314004     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01435.x     Document Type: Article

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