Use of frequency distribution functions to establish safe conditions in relation to the foodborne pathogen Bacillus cereus

Food Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-200

  Delgado, Begoña ^a   Periago, Paula M ^b   Conesa, Raquel ^a   Palop, Alfredo ^a   Fernández, Pablo S ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Frequency distributions; Natural antimicrobials

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; FOODBORNE PATHOGENS; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION; NATURAL ANTIMICROBIALS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BACTERIA; ESSENTIAL OILS; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD PROCESSING; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PH EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGY;

PATHOLOGY;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 19944379849     PISSN: 13309862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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