Moulds, yeasts and aerobic plate counts in ginseng supplements

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 178-181

  Tournas, V H ^a   Katsoudas, Eugenia ^a   Miracco, E J ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

APCs; Ginseng supplements; Moulds; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

GINSENG EXTRACT;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EUROTIALES; EUROTIUM CHEVALIERI; EUROTIUM RUBRUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOTECHNOLOGY; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; GINSENG; HERB; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PLANT ROOT; PLATE COUNT; RHIZOPUS; SAMPLE; UNITED STATES; YEAST;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGI; HUMANS; PANAX; YEASTS;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; EUROTIALES; EUROTIUM CHEVALIERI; EUROTIUM RUBRUM; FUNGI; PANAX GINSENG; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS; PENICILLIUM; RHIZOPUS;

EID: 33645950416     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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