Fate of Listeria monocytogenes during freezing, thawing and home storage of frankfurters

Food Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 144-149

  Simpson Beauchamp, C ^a   Byelashov, O A ^a   Geornaras, I ^a   Kendall, P A ^b   Scanga, J A ^a   Belk, K E ^a   Smith, G C ^a   Sofos, J N ^a  

^a Center for Meat Safety and Quality   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Frankfurters; Freezing; Growth; Listeria monocytogenes; Storage; Thawing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOOD HANDLING; FREEZING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; SAFETY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD HANDLING; FREEZING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT PRODUCTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; REFRIGERATION; SWINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 70449532451     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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