Isolation and characterization of a psychrotolerant toxin producer, Bacillus weihenstephanensis, in liquid egg products

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2782-2791

  Baron, Florence ^a   Cochet, Marie Françoise ^a   Grosset, Noël ^a   Madec, Marie Noëlle ^a   Briandet, Romain ^b   Dessaigne, Sabine ^b   Chevalier, Séverine ^a   Gautier, Michel ^a   Jan, Sophie ^a  

^a AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; BACILLUS WEIHENSTEPHANENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 37349041012     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.12.2782     Document Type: Article

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