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Effect of tempering on the heat resistance of Listeria monocytogenes
Author(s) -
Fedio W.M.,
Jackson H.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1989.tb00313.x
Subject(s) - listeria monocytogenes , heat resistance , listeria , tempering , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , bacteria , chemistry , biology , materials science , metallurgy , composite material , genetics
Cultures of Listeria monocytogenes were preheated at 48°C for 1 h in broth and UHT milk before heating at 60°C. Preheating resulted in a marked increase in heat resistance compared with untreated controls.