Performance of selective media for enumerating Zygosaccharomyces bailii in acidic foods and beverages

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 652-656

  Makdesi, Adel K ^a   Beuchat, Larry R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

acidic foods; cold stress; enumeration medium; yeast; Zygosaccharomyces bailii

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM; VISCUM ALBUM; ZYGOSACCHAROMYCES BAILII;

EID: 0029783372     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.6.652     Document Type: Article

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