Meat spoilage: A critical review of a neglected alteration due to ropy slime producing bacteria

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 316-326

  Iulietto, Maria F ^a   Sechi, Paola ^a   Borgogni, Elena ^a   Cenci Goga, Beniamino T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lactic acid bacteria; Leuconostoc spp; Meat spoilage; Ropy slime producing bacteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937892827     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2015.4011     Document Type: Review

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