Enumeration of meatborne spoilage bacteria with hydrophobic grid membrane filtration

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1388-1390

  Greer, G Gordon ^a   Dilts, Bryan D ^a  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Enumeration; HGMF; Meat; Spoilage

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BROCHOTHRIX THERMOSPHACTA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS SAKEI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 0030781052     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-60.11.1388     Document Type: Article

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