Bacillus anthracis spore decontamination in food grease

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 699-701

  Amoako, Kingsley K ^a   Santiago Mateo, Kristina ^a   Shields, Michael J ^a   Rohonczy, Elizabeth ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FAT; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PH; PRODUCT SAFETY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STAINLESS STEEL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS STR. STERNE;

EID: 84876896770     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-291     Document Type: Article

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