High number of Yersinia enterocolitica 4/O:3 in cold-stored modified atmosphere-packed pig cheek meat

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 155, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 69-72

  Fredriksson Ahomaa, M ^a   Murros Kontiainen, A ^a   Sade E ^a   Puolanne, E ^a   Bjorkroth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cold storage; Modified atmosphere; Pork; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

AGAR; MAN ROGOSA SHARPE AGAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIOLET RED BILE GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HINDLIMB; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; MASSETER MUSCLE; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PH; PORK; RAW FOOD; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CHEEK; COLD TEMPERATURE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MEAT; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; SUIDAE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 84857921737     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.01.021     Document Type: Article

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