Probable mechanisms of microorganism inactivation by pulsed electric fields

Food Preservation by Pulsed Electric Fields: From Research to Application

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 138-155

  Saulis, G ^a   Wouters, P C ^b  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.1533/9781845693831.2.138     Document Type: Chapter

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