A case of "blown pack" meat linked to clostridium estertheticum in Ireland

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 629-635

  Byrne, B ^a   Monaghan, A M ^a   Lyng, J G ^b   Sheridan, J J ^a   Bolton, D J ^a  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM ESTERTHETICUM;

EID: 70350507128     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: 17454565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2009.00182.x     Document Type: Article

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