Leuconostoc spoilage of vacuum-packaged vegetable sausages

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2312-2315

  Vihavainen, Elina J ^a   Murros, Anna E ^a   Björkroth, K Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC GASICOMITATUM; LEUCONOSTOC GELIDUM; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES;

EID: 55849128171     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.11.2312     Document Type: Article

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