Bacterial and yeast counts in Brazilian commodities and spices

A total of thirteen genera of bacteria and two genera of yeasts were detected in surface sterilized and unsterilized Brazilian commodities and spices such as cashew kernels, Brazil nut kernels, black and white pepper. The genus Bacillus with eight species was by far the most common. The yeasts isola...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Freire Francisco das Chagas Oliveira, Offord Lisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2002-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822002000200009