Extracellular protease production by dairy strains of Aeromonas hydrophila as affected by growth media and incubation temperature

Food Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-51

  Santos, J A ^a   Gonzalez C J ^a   Lopez Diaz T M ^a   Garcia Lopez M L ^a   Otero, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

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Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA;

EID: 0030085127     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1996.0006     Document Type: Article

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