Antibacterial action of chitosan-arginine against Escherichia coli O157 in chicken juice

Food Control

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 206-211

  Lahmer, Rabya A ^a   Williams, A Prysor ^a   Townsend, Stacy ^b   Baker, Shenda ^b   Jones, Davey L ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Synedgen Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Cross contamination; Meat hygiene; Polysaccharide; VTEC; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84863403984     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.01.039     Document Type: Article

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