Endospores of Thermophilic Bacteria in Ingredient Milk Powders and Their Significance to the Manufacture of Sterilized Milk Products: An Industrial Perspective

Food Reviews International

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 299-312

  Hill, Bruce M ^a   Smythe, Betty W ^a  

^a FONTERRA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Endospore; Milk powder; Retort; Thermophile; UHT

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84861584287     PISSN: 87559129     EISSN: 15256103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2011.635487     Document Type: Review

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