Effect of pH on the inhibition of Listeria spp. by vanillin and vanillic acid

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1472-1476

  Delaquis, Pascal ^a   Stanich, Kareen ^a   Toivonen, Peter ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA; LISTERIA GRAYI; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA SEELIGERI;

EID: 21844440022     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.7.1472     Document Type: Article

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