Determination of histamine and bacterial isolation in swordfish fillets (Xiphias gladius) implicated in a food borne poisoning

Food Control

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-21

  Chang, Shu Chen ^a   Kung, Hsien Feng ^a   Chen, Hwi Chang ^b   Lin, Chung Saint ^c   Tsai, Yung Hsiang ^d  

^a TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Executive Yuan   (Taiwan)

^c YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Food poisoning; Histamine; Histamine forming bacteria; Staphylococcus aureus; Swordfish

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SCOMBRIDAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS SUBSP. AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SP.; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 34548248244     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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