Effects of chitosan and a low-molecular-weight chitosan on Bacillus cereus and application in the preservation of cooked rice

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2168-2175

  Tsai, Guo Jane ^a   Tsai, Men Tso ^a   Lee, Jing Min ^a   Zhong, Mon Zong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 33749350203     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.9.2168     Document Type: Article

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