Analysis of bottled water for Escherichia coli and total coliforms

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 334-338

  Grant, M A ^a  

^a Hack Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD SAFETY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITY CONTROL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 0032032438     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.3.334     Document Type: Article

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