Influence of pH and incubation temperature on fatty acid composition and virulence factors of Yersinia enterocolitica

Food Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-22

  Bodnaruk, P W ^a   Golden, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0030083087     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1996.0002     Document Type: Article

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