Isolation and characterisation of Bacillus cereus from pasteurised milk in household refrigerators in the Netherlands

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 307-318

  Te Giffel, M C ^a   Beumer, R R ^a   Granum, P E ^b   Rombouts, F M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Carbohydrate metabolism; Enterotoxin production; Haemolysin production; Households; Pasteurised milk; Psychrotrophs

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; LACTOSE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD STORAGE; MILK; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS CEREUS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; REFRIGERATION;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031550909     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(96)01204-4     Document Type: Article

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