Physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics of honey from the sudano-guinean zone of West Cameroon

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 908-913

  Joseph, Tchoumboue ^a   Julius, Awah Ndukum ^a   Florence A, Fonteh ^a   Delphine, Dongock N ^a   Jonnas, Pinta ^a   Ze Antoine, Mvondo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Crystallisation; Honey; Microbial contamination; Physico chemical properties; West Cameroon

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BEE; CANDIDA; CRYSTALLIZATION; CURVULARIA; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS; GEOTRICHUM; HONEY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NECTAR; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RHIZOPUS; TEMPERATURE; TRICHODERMA;

APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 34247223742     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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