Microbiological characteristics of Greek traditional cheeses

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 17-32

  Litopoulou Tzanetaki, Evanthia ^a   Tzanetakis, Nikolaos ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biochemical activities; Greek traditional cheeses; Microflora; NSLAB

Indexed keywords

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 81255187776     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.09.022     Document Type: Article

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