Research Article

Survival of Unstressed and Acid-, Cold-, and Starvation-Stress-Adapted Listeria monocytogenes in Ham Extract with Hops Beta Acids and Consumer Acceptability of HBA on Ready-to-Eat Ham

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Means (SD, log CFU/mL) of unstressed and acid-, cold-, and starvation-stressed L. monocytogenes (tryptic soy agar with 0.6% yeast extract) populations in ham extract containing 0.0 (control), 4.44, and 10.0 mg/L hops beta acids (HBA) during storage at 7.2°C for 26 days.