Thermal inactivation analysis of mesophiles using the Arrhenius and z-value models

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 910-912

  Fujikawa, Hiroshi ^a   Itoh, Takeshi ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESOPHILE; MODEL;

ARRHENIUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032125937     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.7.910     Document Type: Article

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