Growth of Bacillus cereus on solid media as affected by agar, sodium chloride, and potassium sorbate

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 926-929

  Stecchini, Mara Lucia ^a   Del Torre, Manuela ^a   Donda, Stefania ^a   Maltini, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH RATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SORBATE POTASSIUM;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033938226     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-63.7.926     Document Type: Article

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