Optimisation of methodology for enumeration of xerophilic yeasts from foods

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-116

  Andrews, S ^a   De Graaf, H ^a   Stamation, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culture media; Diluent; Food; Glycerol; Xerophilic yeasts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; FUNGUS CULTURE; METHODOLOGY; MOULD; NONHUMAN; YEAST;

AGAR; CEREALS; CULTURE MEDIA; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FRUIT; GLUCOSE; MYCOLOGY; PEPTONES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; YEASTS;

FUNGI; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0030890478     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(96)01209-3     Document Type: Article

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