Thermal resistance of Bacillus cereus spores as affected by additives in the recovery medium

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-12

  González, Isaac ^a   López, Mercedes ^b   Mazas, Margarita ^a   González, Josefa ^a   Bernardo, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030767356     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.1997.tb00171.x     Document Type: Article

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