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The Survival Of Various Pathogenic Organisms In Fats And Oils, Kelsey Ellen Lamb
The Survival Of Various Pathogenic Organisms In Fats And Oils, Kelsey Ellen Lamb
Theses and Dissertations--Animal and Food Sciences
The research within this thesis sought to determine the ability of various animal derived fats and plant derived oils to support the survival of several pathogenic cocktails over a multitude of storage times. The Salmonella study explored the survival rate of a four strain Salmonella cocktail in beef tallow, pig lard, duck fat, coconut oil, and extra virgin olive oil over seven days at 26˚C and 37˚C storage. The animal fats and the coconut oil supported the survival of the bacteria until the conclusion of the study. The Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli study explored the survival rate of a five …