Penicillium populations in dry-cured ham manufacturing plants

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 975-980

  Battilani, Paola ^a   Pietri, Amedeo ^a   Giorni, Paola ^a   Formenti, Silvia ^a   Bertuzzi, Terenzio ^a   Toscani, Tania ^b   Virgili, Roberta ^b   Kozakiewicz, Zofia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b Stazione Sperimentale per l'Industria delle Conserve Alimentari   (Italy)

^c CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM NALGIOVENSE; PENICILLIUM NORDICUM;

EID: 34247197797     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.4.975     Document Type: Article

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