Inhibition of toxigenesis of group II (nonproteolytic) Clostridium botulinum type B in meat products by using a reduced level of nitrite

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1346-1349

  Keto Timonen, Riikka ^a   Lindström, Miia ^a   Puolanne, Eero ^a   Niemistö, Markku ^b   Korkeala, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Finnish Meat Research Institute   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 84863815954     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-056     Document Type: Article

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