An evaluation of Clostridium perfringens media

Food Control

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1091-1095

  Byrne, B ^a   Scannell, A G M ^b   Lyng, J ^b   Bolton, D J ^a  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Culture media; Recovery

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 44649124774     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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