691 Journal o f Food Protection, Vol. 78, No. 4, 2015, Pages 691-697 doi: 10.4315/0362-028X. JFP-14-427 C o pyright © , International A sso ciation fo r Food Protection
Effect of Oxygen Stress on Growth and Survival of Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter jejuni, and Listeria monocytogenes under Different Storage Conditions HAMZAH AL-QADIRI,1 SHYAM S. SABLANI,2* MAHMOUDREZA OVISSIPOUR,3 NIVIN AL-ALAMI,4 BYJU GOVINDAN,2 a n d BARBARA RASCO3 'Department o f Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty o f Agriculture, and 4Water, Energy and Environment Center, The University o f Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan; and 2Department o f Biological Systems Engineering and 3School o f Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA MS 14-427: Received 4 September 2014/Accepted 11 December 2014
ABSTRACT This study investigated the growth and survival of three foodbome pathogens (Clostridium perfringens, Campylobacter jejuni, and Listeria monocytogenes) in beef (7% fat) and nutrient broth under different oxygen levels. Samples were tested under anoxic (