Growth and enterotoxin production of Staphylococcus aureus in fresh packaged mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus)

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 819-826

  Martin, Stefan T ^a   Beelman, Robert B ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

modified atmosphere packaging; mushrooms; Staphylococcal enterotoxin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029788772     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.8.819     Document Type: Article

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