The presence of Enterococcus, coliforms and E. coli in a commercial yeast manufacturing process

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-31

  O'Brien, S S ^a   Lindsay, D ^b   Von Holy, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coliforms; Commercial yeast manufacture; Enterococcus; Escherichia coli; Yeast contamination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOMASS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; INOCULATION; MATERIALS; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCALE UP; YEAST;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; YEASTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 2542451761     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2003.11.017     Document Type: Article

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