Antimicrobial and other beneficial applications of chitosans

Natural Antimicrobials in Food Safety and Quality

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 131-153

  Friedman, Mendel ^a   Juneja, Vijay K ^b  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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