Incidence of histamine-forming bacteria and histamine content in scombroid fish species from retail markets in the Barcelona area

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 411-418

  López Sabater, Emilio I ^a   Rodríguez Jerez, José J ^a   Hernández Herrero, Manuela ^a   Mora Ventura, Maria T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Histamine; Poisoning; Scombroid fish; Tunafish

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DECARBOXYLATION; ENTEROBACTER; EUROPEAN UNION; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INCIDENCE; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NONHUMAN; PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES; SERRATIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SPAIN; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0343586515     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(94)00007-7     Document Type: Article

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