Combined Effects of Temperature, Water Activity, and pH on Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris Spores

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2216-2221

  Sinigaglia, Milena ^a   Corbo, Maria Rosaria ^a   Altieri, Clelia ^a   Campaniello, Daniela ^a   D'Amato, Daniela ^a   Bevilacqua, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALICYCLOBACILLUS; ALICYCLOBACILLUS ACIDOTERRESTRIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0345166014     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.12.2216     Document Type: Article

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