Effect of salt concentrations on the growth of heat-stressed and unstressed Escherichia coli

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 51-54

  Abdulkarim, S M ^a   Fatimah, A B ^a   Anderson, J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Heat stressed Escherichia coli; Salt concentration

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEAT STRESS; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TURBIDIMETRY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 73949136752     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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