The occurrence of Bacillus cereus in Danish pasteurized milk

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-186

  Larsen, H D ^a,b   Jorgensen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Dairy products; Psychrotrophic; Raw milk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DAIRY PRODUCT; DENMARK; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD STORAGE; MILK; NONHUMAN; PASTEURIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS CEREUS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; SEASONS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031022476     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(96)01182-8     Document Type: Article

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