Egg and egg product microbiology

Improving the Safety and Quality of Eggs and Egg Products: Egg Chemistry, Production and Consumption

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 330-350

  Baron, F ^a   Jan, S ^a  

^a AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial properties; Egg; Egg product; Microbiology; Pathogenic and spoilage microbiota; Stabilization; Storage; Temperature control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879907158     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857093912.3.330     Document Type: Chapter

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