Growth of Heat-Treated Enterotoxin-Positive Clostridium perfringens and the Implications for Safe Cooling Rates

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-89

  Andersen, Karin G ^a   Hansen, Tina B ^a   Knøchel, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 0346335876     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.1.83     Document Type: Article

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