Leuconostoc gasicomitatum, an ubiquitous spoilage lactic acid bacterium;Leuconostoc gasicomitatum, ein ubiquitares, Verderb erregendes Milchsäurebakterium

Archiv fur Lebensmittelhygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 52-55

  Vihavainen, Elina ^a   Björkroth, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Lactic acid bacteria; Leuconostoc gasicomitatum; Modified atmosphere packaging; Spoilage

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEUCONOSTOC; LEUCONOSTOC GASICOMITATUM;

EID: 65349083262     PISSN: 0003925X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2376/0003-925X-60-52     Document Type: Article

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