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. 1997 Dec;63(12):4975–4977. doi: 10.1128/aem.63.12.4975-4977.1997

Heat inactivation of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in raw milk: are current pasteurization conditions effective?

J R Stabel 1, E M Steadham 1, C A Bolin 1
PMCID: PMC168828  PMID: 9406421

Abstract

Currently, it is not known whether commercial pasteurization effectively kills Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in contaminated raw milk. Results from holder test tube experiments indicated that a residual population of viable bacteria remained after treatment at 65, 72, 74, or 76 degrees C for 0 to 30 min. Use of a laboratory-scale pasteurizer unit demonstrated that treatment of raw milk at 72 degrees C for 15 s effectively killed all M. paratuberculosis.

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