A prototype model structure for mixed microbial populations in homogeneous food products

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 159-170

  Dens, E J ^a   Vereecken, K M ^a   Van Impe, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033534036     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1999.1021     Document Type: Article

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