Pathogens In Milk: Bacillus cereus

Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 24-30

  Christiansson, A ^a  

^a Swedish Dairy Association   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Characteristics; Cheese; Control; Cream; Fermented milk; Growth temperature; Incidence; Milk powder; Outbreaks; Pasteurized milk; Raw milk; Spores; Symptoms; Toxins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883118111     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374407-4.00388-5     Document Type: Chapter

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