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Perspectives on the use of organic acids and short chain fatty acids as antimicrobials

Steven C. Ricke
- 01 Apr 2003 - 
- Vol. 82, Iss: 4, pp 632-639
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Development and application of molecular tools to study pathogen behavior in preharvest and postharvest food production environments will enable dissection of specific bacterial genetic regulation involved in response to organic acids, which could lead to the development of more targeted strategies to control foodborne pathogens with organic acids.
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This article is published in Poultry Science.The article was published on 2003-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 864 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Organic acid & Food safety.

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