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The growth of bacteria on horse muscle, in relation to the changes after death leading to Rigor mortis
Author(s) -
Ingram M.,
Ingram G. C.
Publication year - 1955
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740061009
Subject(s) - rigor mortis , clostridia , horse , biology , anatomy , food science , bacteria , paleontology , genetics
The intrinsic clostridia in the muscles of whale carcasses multiply rapidly after the muscles have passed into rigor mortis , but not appreciably before rigor . Attempts have been made to verify this with sterno‐cephalicus muscles of horse carcasses.