Improved methods for the enumeration of heterotrophic bacteria in bottled mineral waters

At this time the European Union regulations require that the heterotrophic plate counts (HPC) of mineral waters be assessed at two recovery temperatures: 22°C for 72 h and 37°C for 24 h. This procedure is time consuming and expensive. Development of new rapid methods for microbiological assessment o...

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Autor principal: Ramalho, Rita (author)
Outros Autores: Cunha, Joaquim (author), Teixeira, Paula (author), Gibbs, Paul A. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2011
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/6841
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/6841