Field validation of predictive models for the growth of lactic acid bacteria in acidic cheese-based greek appetizers

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-110

  Manios, Stavros G ^a   Skiadaresis, Argyris G ^a   Karavasilis, Kostas ^b   Drosinos, Eleftherios H ^a   Skandamis, Panagiotis N ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 58149464533     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.1.101     Document Type: Article

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