Determination of histamine and biogenic amines in fish cubes (Tetrapturus angustirostris) implicated in a food-borne poisoning

Food Control

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-18

  Chen, Hwi Chang ^a   Huang, Yu Ru ^b   Hsu, Hsiu Hua ^c   Lin, Chung Saint ^d   Chen, Wen Chieh ^e   Lin, Chia Min ^e   Tsai, Yung Hsiang ^e  

^a Executive Yuan   (Taiwan)

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

^c TAINAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biogenic amines; Histamine; Histamine forming bacteria; Marlin fish; Scombroid poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TETRAPTURUS ANGUSTIROSTRIS;

EID: 67649646788     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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