Formation of histamine and biogenic amines in cold-smoked tuna: An investigation of psychrotolerant bacteria from samples implicated in cases of histamine fish poisoning

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 897-906

  Emborg, Jette ^a   Dalgaard, Paw ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAKAIRA NIGRICANS; MORGANELLA MORGANII; PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 33646145538     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.4.897     Document Type: Article

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