Fate of selected pathogens in vacuum-packaged dry-cured (country-style) ham slices stored at 2 and 25°C

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1541-1547

  Ng, Wooi Fang ^a   Langlois, Bruce E ^a   Moody, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry cured; E. coli O157:H7; Hams; L. monocytogenes; Pathogens; S. aureus; Salmonella; Vacuum packaged

Indexed keywords

EID: 6844222833     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-60.12.1541     Document Type: Article

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