Effective use of nisin to control Bacillus and Clostridium spoilage of a pasteurized mashed potato product

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1580-1585

  Thomas, Linda V ^a   Ingram, Richard E ^a   Bevis, Helen E ^a   Davies, E Alison ^a   Milne, Catherine F ^a   Delves Broughton, Joss ^a  

^a Danisco   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; CLOSTRIDIUM TYROBUTYRICUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0036800719     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-65.10.1580     Document Type: Article

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