Heat resistance of Bacillus cereus spores: Effects of milk constituents and stabilizing additives

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 410-413

  Mazas, Margarita ^a   López, Mercedes ^b   Martínez, Sidonia ^a   Bernardo, Ana ^a   Martin, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIRY PRODUCT; FOOD SAFETY; HEAT TOLERANCE; MILK;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 0344528795     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.4.410     Document Type: Article

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