Isolation of Deinococcus species from commercial oyster extract

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 846-848

  Chan, W F ^a   O'Toole, D K ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DEINOCOCCACEAE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SALINITY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DEINOCOCCACEAE; DEINOCOCCI; DEINOCOCCUS; DEINOCOCCUS RADIOPHILUS; OSTREIDAE; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033014433     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.2.846-848.1999     Document Type: Article

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