Evaluation of enterobacteriaceae in the powdered milk production chain using both traditional (ISO 21528:2) and rapid (3M™ Petrifilm™) methods

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 373-376

  Ferraz, Marcelo Augusto ^a   Cerqueira, Mônica M O P ^a   Souza, Marcelo Resende ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enterobacteriaceae; ISO 21528:2; Petrifilm; Powdered milk

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 77957199771     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-010-0059-7     Document Type: Article

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