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. 1990 Apr;104(2):237–241. doi: 10.1017/s0950268800059409

A comparative study of the heat resistance of salmonellas in homogenized whole egg, egg yolk or albumen.

T J Humphrey 1, P A Chapman 1, B Rowe 1, R J Gilbert 1
PMCID: PMC2271751  PMID: 2323357

Abstract

Salmonella enteritidis PT4 was found to be more resistant to heat in egg than some other common egg-associated salmonellas. This organism was significantly more heat sensitive than S. senftenberg 775W, however, and should not survive in pasteurized liquid egg.

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