Control of the growth of coliforms and moulds in sorghum malting by bacterial and yeast cultures

Journal of the Institute of Brewing

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-129

  Lefyedi, Mathoto L ^a,b   Taylor, John R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b South African Agency for Science and Technology Development   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Moulds; Pediococcus; Saccharomyces; Sorghum malting

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PEDIOCOCCUS; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES SP; SACCHAROMYCES SPECIES; SORGHUM MALTING;

BACTERIA; COLIFORM BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; ENZYMES; TOXICITY; YEAST;

MOLDS;

EID: 63449114699     PISSN: 00469750     EISSN: 20500416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.2007.tb00267.x     Document Type: Article

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