Study of enterococci and micrococci isolated throughout manufacture and ripening of San Simón cheese

Food Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-33

  Garcia M C ^a   Rodriguez M J ^a   Bernardo, A ^b   Tornadijo, M E ^b   Carballo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MICROCOCCACEAE; MICROCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCIURI;

EID: 0036486556     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.2001.0457     Document Type: Article

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