Use of the agar diffusion assay to evaluate bactericidal activity of formulations of alkaline salts of fatty acids against bacteria associated with poultry processing

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 357-364

  Hinton, Arthur ^a   Ingram, Kimberly D ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79960953406     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: 17454565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2011.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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