Isolation and identification of histamine-forming bacteria in tuna sandwiches

Food Control

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1013-1017

  Kung, Hsien Feng ^a   Wang, Tze Ya ^b   Huang, Yu Ru ^c   Lin, Chung Saint ^d   Wu, Wen Sheng ^a   Lin, Chia Min ^b   Tsai, Yung Hsiang ^b  

^a TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL PENGHU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biogenic amines; Histamine; Histamine forming bacteria; Raoultella ornithinolytica; Tuna sandwich

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAFNIA ALVEI; RAOULTELLA ORNITHINOLYTICA; RAOULTELLA PLANTICOLA; SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 67349185642     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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