Modeling microbial competition in food: Application to the behavior of Listeria monocytogenes and lactic acid flora in pork meat products

Food Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 639-647

  Cornu, M ^a,e   Billoir, E ^b,c   Bergis, H ^a   Beaufort, A ^a   Zuliani, V ^d  

^a FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

^b UR341 National Agronomical Research Institute (INRA)   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d Institut de la Filière Porcine   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Challenge testing; Diced bacon; Maximal population density

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 79954594537     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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