Growth of moulds inoculated into commercial mineral water

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 211-215

  Fujikawa, H ^a   Aketagawa, J ^b   Nakazato, M ^c   Wauke, T ^a   Tamura, H ^b   Morozumi, S ^a   Itoh, T ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b SEIKAGAKU CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BEVERAGES; MINERALS; MOLDS; WATER;

CLADOSPORIUM SP; COLONY COUNTS; FOREIGN BODIES; GLUCANS; MINERAL WATER; PENICILLIUM SP; PSYCHROPHILIC BACTERIA; WATER PRODUCTS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

BETA GLUCAN; MINERAL WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLADOSPORIUM; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; FOREIGN BODY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOULD; PENICILLIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM; OOMYCETES; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM SP.;

EID: 0033060462     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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