Characterization of Leuconostoc species isolated from vacuum-packaged ham

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-159

  Cai, Yimin ^a   Benno, Yoshimi ^a   Takeda, Akiko ^b   Yoshida, Tsutomi ^b   Itaya, Tamiko ^c   Nakase, Takashi ^a  

^a RIKEN BIORESOURCE CENTER   (Japan)

^b Mukogawa Women's University   (Japan)

^c Saitama Chuo Meat Inspection Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Characterization; Leuconostoc spp.; Vacuum packaged ham

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FERMENTATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; LEUCONOSTOC; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC GELIDUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031788371     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.44.153     Document Type: Article

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