Application of a systematic experimental procedure to develop a microbial model for rapid fish shelf life predictions

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 171-184

  Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos ^a   Nychas, George John E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fish spoilage; Impedance technique; Mathematical modelling

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; TRIMETHYLAMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FISH; FOOD SPOILAGE; IMPEDANCE; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SHELF LIFE; SHEWANELLA; YEAST;

ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FISH PRODUCTS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PSEUDOMONAS; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEA BREAM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034715170     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(00)00309-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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