Growth and survival of Cronobacter species as measured by media performance

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 367-372

  Ghassem, M ^a   Babji, A S ^a   Forsythe, S J ^b   Norrakiah, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromogenic agar; Cronobacter sakazakii; Generation time; Powdered infant formula; Thermotolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866029820     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: 22317546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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