Survival characteristics of pathogens inoculated into bottled mineral water

Food Control

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 311-316

  Ramalho, Rita ^a   Afonso, Anita ^a   Cunha, Joaquim ^a   Teixeira, Paula ^a   Gibbs, Paul Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hazard; Mineral water; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TYPHIMURIUM; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0035402317     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-7135(01)00010-X     Document Type: Article

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