Leuconostoc carnosum associated with spoilage of refrigerated whole cooked hams in Greece

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2268-2273

  Samelis, John ^a   Björkroth, Johanna ^b   Kakouri, Athanasia ^a   Rementzis, John ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Appert Laboratories   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC CARNOSUM; WEISSELLA; WEISSELLA HELLENICA; WEISSELLA VIRIDESCENS;

EID: 33749324246     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.9.2268     Document Type: Article

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