Emergence of Bacillus cereus as A dominant organism in Irish retailed Powdered Infant Formulae (Pif) when reconstituted and stored under abuse conditions

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 814-831

  Haughton, Phillipa ^a,b   Garvey, Mary ^a   Rowan, Neil J ^a  

^a Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy Ireland   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 77958576742     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: 17454565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2010.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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