Prevalence of Bacillus cereus in Mutton Tikka and Chutney samples in different seasons in Kashmir Valley

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 975-979

  Hafiz, Yasir ^a   Iqbal, Asif ^b   Ahmad, Manzoor ^c   Wani, Najimaana ^a   Willayat, M M ^a  

^a SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF KASHMIR   (India)

^b SKUAST   (India)

^c Private Field Veterinarian ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Chutney; Kashmir Valley; Mutton Tikka; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INDIA; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; WINTER;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 84866080996     PISSN: 09737510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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