Bacteriological quality of bottled natural mineral waters commercialized in Hungary

Food Control

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 591-595

  Varga, László ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST HUNGARY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bacteriological quality; Bottled water; Directive 2009 54 EC; Heterotrophic plate count; Mineral water; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 78649892046     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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