Identification and biopreservation potential of enterococcus spp. isolated from fully ripened graviera, a traditional hard greek cheese

Italian Journal of Food Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-147

  Giannou, E ^b   Lianou, A ^a   Kakouri, A ^a   Kallimanis, A ^b   Drainas, C ^b   Samelis, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Enterocins; Enterococcus; Graviera cheese; Listeria monocytogenes

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 70449554725     PISSN: 11201770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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