Microflora of blanched minimally processed fresh vegetables as components of commercial chilled ready-to-use meals

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 107-110

  Edgar, Robert ^a   Aidoo, Kofi E ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial growth; Food spoilage; Pseudomonads; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035529284     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2621.2001.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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