Incidences of problematic organisms on petrifilm aerobic count plates used to enumerate selected meat and dairy products

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1506-1511

  Dawkins, G S ^a   Hollingsworth, J B ^b   Hamilton, M A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b Bureau of Standards   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP D'; STREPTOCOCCUS VIRIDANS;

EID: 21844451393     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.7.1506     Document Type: Article

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