Enumeration of potential microbiological hazards in milk from a marginal urban settlement in central South Africa

Food Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 321-326

  Lues, J F R ^a   Venter, P ^a   Van Der Westhuizen, H ^a  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Enumeration; Milk; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIOTA;

EID: 0037409444     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-0020(02)00128-4     Document Type: Article

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