Ground beef microbiome changes with antimicrobial decontamination interventions and product storage.

Ground beef makes up more than half of the beef consumed in the U.S. market. Although numerous studies have been conducted on microbial safety and shelf life of ground beef limited work has been done using a culture-independent approach. While past studies have allowed for the evaluation of a few or...

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Main Authors: Margaret D Weinroth, Brianna C Britton, Kathryn R McCullough, Jennifer N Martin, Ifigenia Geornaras, Rob Knight, Keith E Belk, Jessica L Metcalf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217947