Quantitative, qualitative and toxigenic evaluations of xerophilic mold in traditional Egyptian salted fish, Molouha

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-18

  Ahmed, Ali Meawad ^a   Ismail, Soad Ahmed ^a   Abd El Rahman, Hosny Abd El Latief ^a  

^a Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 14744285607     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0149-6085.2005.25546.x     Document Type: Article

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