Use of a bacteriophage to inactivate Escherichia coli O157: H7 on beef

Food Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-21

  Hudson, J A ^a   Billington, C ^a   Cornelius, A J ^a   Wilson, T ^a   On, S L W ^a   Premaratne, A ^a   King, N J ^a  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Biocontrol; Food safety

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; EVALUATION STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; MEAT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MYOVIRIDAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYOVIRIDAE;

EID: 84878946566     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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