Methods for activity assay and evaluation of results

Antimicrobials in Food, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 659-680

  Vigil, Aurelio López Malo ^a   Palou, Enrique ^a   Parish, Mickey E ^b   Davidson, P Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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