Microbiological evaluation of bottled uncarbonated mineral water in Taiwan

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 137-143

  Tsai, Guo Jane ^a   Yu, Shou Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Bottled mineral water; Heterotrophic plate count

Indexed keywords

MINERAL WATER;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PASTEURELLA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TAIWAN; XANTHOMONAS; YEAST;

BACTERIA; TAIWAN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVOBACTERIUM; OOMYCETES; PASTEURELLA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; XANTHOMONAS;

EID: 0030773198     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(97)00065-2     Document Type: Article

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