Microbial quality of "doubles" sold in Trinidad

Food Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 601-607

  Mankee, Anil ^a   Ali, Saara ^a   Chin, Aadelle Lisa ^a   Indalsingh, Richard ^a   Khan, Raveed ^a   Mohammed, Farzanna ^a   Rahman, Rainier ^a   Sooknanan, Stacy ^a   Tota Maharaj, Rajesh ^a   Simeon, Donald ^a   Adesiyun, Abiodun A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Health risk; Microbial load; Ready to eat "doubles"

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHANNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 18144372739     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2004.11.009     Document Type: Article

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