Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 28, Problem 4MCQ
The spoilage of canned foods caused by Geobacillus stearothermophilus.
Use the following choices to answer questions 3–5:
- a. Bacillus coagulans
- b. Byssochlamys
- c. flat sour spoilage
- d. Lactobacillus
- e. thermophilic anaerobic spoilage
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Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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