Chlorine inactivation of fungal spores on cereal grains

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-162

  Andrews, S ^a   Pardoel, D ^a   Harun, A ^a   Treloar, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cereal grains; Chlorine inactivation; Fungal spores

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; BARLEY; CEREAL; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FUNGUS SPORE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

ASPERGILLUS; CEREALS; CHLORINE; CLADOSPORIUM; DISINFECTANTS; FUNGI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLIUM; SOLUTIONS; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; EUROTIUM REPENS; FUNGI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PENICILLIUM BREVICOMPACTUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030937964     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(96)01214-7     Document Type: Article

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