Application of neural networks to simulate the growth profile of lactic acid bacteria in green olive fermentation

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1909-1916

  Panagou, Efstathios Z ^a,b   Tassou, Chrysoula C ^a   Saravanos, Eleftherios K A ^a   Nychas, George John E ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS SAKEI; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES; OLEACEAE;

EID: 34547757838     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.8.1909     Document Type: Article

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