Bacteriological quality and safety of raw milk in Malaysia

Food Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 535-541

  Chye, Fook Yee ^a   Abdullah, Aminah ^b   Ayob, Mohd Khan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaysian raw milk; Microbiological quality; Pathogens; Safety; TPC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA WELSHIMERI; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA AGONA; SALMONELLA ANATUM; SALMONELLA MUENCHEN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 2342559187     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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