Steam treatment reduces the skin microflora population on deheaded and eviscerated whole catfish

Food Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 495-501

  Bal'A, M F A ^a   Podolak, R ^a   Marshall, D L ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032717106     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1998.0257     Document Type: Article

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