Bacteriology and Chemistry of Oysters With Special Reference to Regulatory Control of Production, Handling, and Shipment

Albert C. Hunter, Channing W. Harrison

AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) · 1928 · 13 citations · 0 references

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Page Introduction 1 The oyster industry 2 Chemical composition of oysters 4 Meats and liquor 4 Shells 9 Physical and chemical examination of oysters 10 Oysters as carriers of infection 13 Bacteriological examination of oysters .*__ 15 Standard method 15 Pollution of oyster beds 18 Bacterial flora of unpolluted oysters 18 Bacterial flora of polluted oysters 18 Viability of Bacillus typhosus and B. coli in oysters and water 19 Efliect of cooking on bacterial content of oysters 23 Restricted oyster-producing areas 23 Hibernation of oysters 26 Page