Secondary flora of Casar de Caceres cheese: Characterization of Micrococcaceae

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 8-9, 1997, Pages 531-536

  Cáceres, Pilar ^a   Castillo, Domingo ^a   Pizarro, Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ewe milk cheeses; Microccaceae; Raw milk cheeses

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DAIRY PRODUCT; FOOD PROCESSING;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CAPITA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CAPRAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CASEOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS COHNII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS GALLINARUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LENTUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCIURI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS XYLOSUS;

EID: 0345404482     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-6946(97)00045-9     Document Type: Article

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