Enzymatic studies on predominant micro-organisms of surface-ripened cheeses

Australian Journal of Dairy Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 238-243

  Ghosh, Bikash C ^a,b   Bockelmann, Wilhelm ^a   Heller, Knut J ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROBACTER NICOTIANAE; BREVIBACTERIUM LINENS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM CASEI; CORYNEBACTERIUM VARIABILE; DEBARYOMYCES HANSENII; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; MICROBACTERIUM GUBBEENENSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EQUORUM;

EID: 33750737321     PISSN: 00049433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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