Inhibition of Bacillus cereus in milk fermented with kefir grains

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2613-2616

  Kakisu, Emiliano J ^a   Abraham, Analía G ^a   Pérez, Pablo F ^a,b   De Antoni, Graciela L ^a,b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO EN CRIOTECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CIDCA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 36049011922     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.11.2613     Document Type: Article

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