Quantitative Microbiology: A Basis for Food Safety

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 541-549

  McMeekin, T A ^a   Brown, J ^a   Krist, K ^a   Miles, D ^a   Neumeyer, K ^a   Nichols, D S ^a   Olley, J ^a   Presser, K ^a   Ratkowsky, D A ^a   Ross, T ^a   Salter, M ^a   Soontranon, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; PH; RESEARCH; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; RESEARCH; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031254823     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0304.970419     Document Type: Article

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