Characterization of the microbial flora in disinfecting footbaths with hypochlorite

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2193-2198

  Langsrud, Solveig ^a   Seifert, Linn ^a,b   Møretrø, Trond ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER SP.; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 33749320672     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.9.2193     Document Type: Article

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