Microbiological and pathogenic contaminants of seafood in Greece

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-42

  Papadopoulou, C ^a   Economou, E ^a   Zakas, G ^a,b   Salamoura, C ^a   Dontorou, C ^a,c   Apostolou, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b Ministry of Agriculture   (Greece)

^c Prefecture of Ioannina   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CEPHALOPODA; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAFNIA ALVEI; KLEBSIELLA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; MORGANELLA MORGANII; OCTOPUS; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM; PENICILLIUM OXALICUM; PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 33947705755     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: 17454557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.2007.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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