The microflora of fresh and spoiled sardines (Sardina pilchardus) caught in Adriatic (Mediterranean) Sea and stored in ice

Food Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-28

  Gennari, M ^a   Tomaselli, S ^c   Cotrona, V ^b  

^a Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ISOLATION; HISTAMINE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ACINETOBACTER; FLAVOBACTERIUM; MORGANELLA MORGANII; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS FRAGI; PSYCHROBACTER IMMOBILIS; SARDINA PILCHARDUS; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS;

EID: 0033083591     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1998.0210     Document Type: Article

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