Inhibiting the growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in beef, pork, and chicken meat using a bacteriophage

Korean Journal for Food Science of Animal Resources

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 186-193

  Seo, Jina ^a   Seo, Dong Joo ^a   Oh, Hyejin ^a   Jeon, Su Been ^a   Oh, Mi Hwa ^b   Choi, Changsun ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Inhibition; Meat; Multiplicity of infection (MOI)

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008882707     PISSN: 12258563     EISSN: 2234246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5851/kosfa.2016.36.2.186     Document Type: Article

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