Suitability of log-linear models to evaluate the microbiological quality of baby clams (Chamelea gallina L.) harvested in the Adriatic Sea

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 63-74

  Gardini, Fausto ^a   Trivisano, Carlo ^a   Lanciotti, Rosalba ^a   Maffei, Mirko ^b   Guerzoni, Maria Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Cattolica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clam; Escherichia coli; Fecal coliform; Log linear model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLAM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD QUALITY; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ITALY; LAW; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SEASONS;

BIVALVIA; CHAMELEA GALLINA; EMILIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033963288     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(99)00170-1     Document Type: Article

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