Use of an electronic nose for the early detection and differentiation between spoilage fungi

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 261-264

  Keshri, G ^a   Magan, N ^a   Voysey, P ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMPDEN BRI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC NOSE; FUNGI; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

DISCRIMINANT FUNCTIONS; ELECTRONIC NOSE SYSTEMS; EUROTIUM; HEADSPACES; MICROSCOPIC GROWTH; PENICILLIUM SP; POLYETHYLENE BAGS; POLYMER SENSORS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; WATER ACTIVITY;

SPOILAGE;

VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; EUROTIALES; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; SENSOR;

EUROTIUM; PENICILLIUM; WALLEMIA SEBI;

EID: 0031769368     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1998.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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