NMR water relaxation, water activity and bacterial survival in porous media

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-194

  Hills, B P ^a   Manning, C E ^a   Ridge, Y ^a   Brocklehurst, T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

NMR; Porous media; Salmonella; Water; Water activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000643408     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199606)71:2<185::aid-jsfa567>3.3.co;2-x     Document Type: Article

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