Potential sources of microbial contamination in unpasteurized apple cider

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-144

  Garcia, Luis ^a   Henderson, John ^a   Fabri, Martha ^a   Oke, Moustapha ^a  

^a FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 31144434871     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.1.137     Document Type: Article

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