Relative Efficacy of 4-Methyl Umbelliferyl β-D Glulcuronide (MUG) Growth Media for the Detection of Escherichia coli in Processed Foods

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 314-319

  Srihari, K A ^a   Rao, D Vijaya ^a  

^a DEFENCE FOOD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

4 methyl umbelliferyl D glucuronide; Detection; Enumeration; Escherichia coli; Processed foods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009735096     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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