Microbiological Quality of saffron from the main producer countries

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2217-2220

  Cosano, Inmaculada ^a   Pintado, Concepción ^b   Acevedo, Olga ^a   Novella, José Luis ^a   Alonso, Gonzalo Luis ^c   Carmona, Manuel ^c   De La Rosa, Carmen ^b   Rotger, Rafael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 70350271164     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.10.2217     Document Type: Article

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