Some chemical and bacteriological characteristics of regional cheeses from Asturias, Spain

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 509-515

  Margolles, Abelardo ^a   Rodriguez, Ana ^a   De Los Reyes Gavilan, Clara G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF DAIRY PRODUCTS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteriology; cheeses; chemistry; Listeria; Spain; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029779856     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.5.509     Document Type: Article

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