The bacterial flora in bottled natural mineral water sold in Italy

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 175-185

  Massa, S ^a   Fanelli, M ^b   Brienza, M T ^b   Sinigaglia, M ^a  

^a Ist Produzioni Preparazioni A   (Italy)

^b Presidio Multizonale Igiene e Prev   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032365735     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.1998.tb00514.x     Document Type: Article

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