What food safety professionals should know about bacterial biofilms

British Food Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-37

  Lindsay, Denise ^a   Holy, Alex Von ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Food safety; Micro organisms

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 29144481633     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700610637616     Document Type: Review

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