The role of heat exchangers in the contamination of milk with Bacillus cereus in dairy processing plants

International Journal of Dairy Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 43-47

  Te Giffel, M C ^a   Beumer, R R ^a   Langeveld, L P M ^b   Rombouts, F M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 0003045687     PISSN: 1364727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0307.1997.tb01734.x     Document Type: Article

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