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The Relative Importance of Chicken Egg Exterior Structures in Resisting Bacterial Penetration
Author(s) -
LIFSHITZ A.,
BAKER R. C.,
NAYLOR H. B.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1964.tb01700.x
Subject(s) - penetration (warfare) , pseudomonas fluorescens , shell (structure) , biology , chemistry , biological system , microbiology and biotechnology , materials science , bacteria , mathematics , composite material , operations research , genetics
SUMMARY Three sets of egg shell models were devised and used to measure the mean resistance time of each of the three exterior structures of the egg to penetration by Pseudomonas fluorescens. It was found that the inner shell membrane is the most important barrier, the shell ranks second, and the outer membrane is the least important.