Effect of ethanol on the growth of Clostridium botulinum

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 610-617

  Daifas, Daphne Phillips ^a   Smith, James P ^a   Blanchfield, Burke ^b   Cadieux, Brigitte ^b   Sanders, Greg ^b   Austin, John W ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 0037390242     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.4.610     Document Type: Article

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