Fate of acid-resistant and non-acid resistant Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains in experimentally contaminated French fermented raw meat sausages

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 264-270

  Montet, M P ^a   Christieans, S ^b   Thevenot, D ^a   Coppet, V ^b   Ganet, S ^a   Muller, M L Delignette ^a   Duniere L ^a   Miszczycha, S ^a   Vernozy Rozand, C ^a  

^a VETAGRO SUP   (France)

^b Association de Développement des Industries de la Viande   (France)

Author keywords

Acid resistance; French sausages; Shiga toxin Escherichia coli; Survival

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 59349116314     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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