Predicting and preventing mold spoilage of food products

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 538-551

  Dagnas, Stéphane P ^a   Membré, Jeanne Marie ^a,b  

^a Laboratoire d'Acoustique Environnementale)   (France)

^b Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs des Techniques des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires ENITIAA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 84875495835     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-349     Document Type: Review

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