Presence of quorum sensing signal molecules in minced beef stored under various temperature and packaging conditions

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 173, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Blana, Vasiliki A ^a   Nychas, George John E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acylated homoserine lactones; Autoinducer 2; Meat spoilage; Quorum sensing; Specific spoilage organisms

Indexed keywords

ACYLATED HOMOSERINE LACTONE; ESSENTIAL OIL; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; N (BETA KETOCAPROYL)HOMOSERINE LACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BEEF; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD STORAGE; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OREGANO; PSEUDOMONAS; QUORUM SENSING; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ORIGANUM;

ACYLATED HOMOSERINE LACTONES; AUTOINDUCER-2; MEAT SPOILAGE; QUORUM SENSING; SPECIFIC SPOILAGE ORGANISMS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PACKAGING; HOMOSERINE; LACTONES; MEAT; OILS, VOLATILE; ORIGANUM; QUORUM SENSING; STEM CELLS; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

EID: 84891051090     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.11.028     Document Type: Article

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