Inhibitory activity of lactic and acetic acid on Aspergillus flavus growth for food preservation

Food Control

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 177-183

  Leon Pelaez A M ^a   Serna Catano C A ^c   Quintero Yepes, E A ^c   Gamba Villarroel, R R ^a   De Antoni, G L ^a,b   Giannuzzi, L ^a,b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO EN CRIOTECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CIDCA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Aspergillus flavus; FIC; Growth parameters; Lactic acid; MIC

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS;

EID: 80055093473     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.09.024     Document Type: Article

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