Growth and germination of proteolytic Clostridium botulinum in vegetable-based media

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 833-839

  Braconnier, Agnès ^a   Broussolle, Véronique ^a   Dargaignaratz, Claire ^a   Nguyen The, Christophe ^a   Carlin, Frédéric ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0038404845     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.5.833     Document Type: Article

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