The effect of inoculum size on the growth of Penicillium expansum in apples

Food Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 212-217

  Baert, Katleen ^a   Devlieghere, Frank ^a   Bo, Li ^a   Debevere, Johan ^a   De Meulenaer, Bruno ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apples; Growth; Inoculum size; Penicillium expansum; Variability

Indexed keywords

APPLE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PRESERVATION; FUNGUS SPORE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIUM; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; KINETICS; MALUS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PENICILLIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORES, FUNGAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM;

EID: 35748982879     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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