Two-day yeast and mold enumeration using the ISO-GRID® membrane filtration system in conjunction with YM-11 agar

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 416-419

  Entis, Phyllis ^a   Lerner, Irina ^a  

^a QA Life Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

HGMF; ISO GRID ; Mold; Rapid enumeration; Yeast

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0343639384     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.4.416     Document Type: Article

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