Brochothrix thermosphacta, a dominant microorganism in Mediterranean fresh fish (Sparus Aurata) stored under modified atmosphere

Italian Journal of Food Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 323-329

  Drosinos, E H ^b   Nychas, G J E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Brochothrix thermosphacta; Fish microbial ecology; Gilt head seabream (Sparus aurata); Modified atmosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038975453     PISSN: 11201770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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