Characterization of native microbial population of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris, type cicla)

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Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 331-337

  Ponce, A G ^a   Roura, S I ^a   Del Valle, C E ^a   Fritz, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Native microflora; Swiss chard; Vegetable microorganisms

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS CICLA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BOTRYTIS; FUSARIUM; KOCURIA ROSEA; KYTOCOCCUS SEDENTARIUS; LABRUS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS ROSEUS; MICROCOCCUS SEDENTARIUS; MICROSPORIUM; MICROSPORUM; PUMILUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TRICHOPHYTON; TRYCHOPHYTON;

EID: 0036378513     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fstl.2001.0879     Document Type: Article

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