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Effect Of Electrical Charge On Attachment Of Salmonella Typhimurium To Meat Surfaces, James S. Dickson, John D. Crouse
Effect Of Electrical Charge On Attachment Of Salmonella Typhimurium To Meat Surfaces, James S. Dickson, John D. Crouse
James S. Dickson
Treating tissue with electrical current was found to affect both the initial attachment and total numbers of attached Salmonella typhimun’unl to meat tissues. When lean tissue was attached to the positive terminal of the power supply operating at 50 volts/125 mA DC, the total numbero f attachedc ells increasedT. hcrc was no effect when the samples were attached to the negative terminal. There was a significant (PcO.05) effect on the percentage of strongly attached bacteria with an increase in treating time. Electrical current was found to increase the percentage of strongly attached cells immediately after the current was applied.