The microstructure and distribution of micro-organisms within mature Serra cheese

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 523-530

  Parker, M L ^a   Gunning, P A ^a   Macedo, A C ^b   Malcata, F X ^c,d   Brocklehurst, T F ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

^c CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEESES;

EWES' MILK; MATRIX; MICRO-ORGANISMS; SOMATIC CELLS; STARTER CULTURES;

BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEESE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROORGANISM; MICROSCOPY; MILK; NONHUMAN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OVIS;

EID: 0031749976     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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