Freezing injury of Escherichia coli during the production of ice cream

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-46

  Foschino, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

E. coli; Freezing injury; Ice cream; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038151659     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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