The influence of temperature on the behaviour of mixed bacterial contamination of the shell membrane of the hen's egg
- 1 February 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 108 (1) , 115-121
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268800049566
Abstract
SUMMARY: The inner membrane of the air cell of hens' eggs was inoculated with Pseudomonas putida, Staphylococcus xylosus, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli and Salmonella enteitidis.The first mentioned eventually dominated the contamination of the albumen of eggs stored at 4, 15, and 20 °C. The last mentioned did so in eggs stored at 37 °C. The interval between inoculation of the membrane and gross contamination of the albumen was markedly influenced by site of contamination relative to yolk movement.Keywords
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