Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 5 , Pages 1759-1768 , May 2008

Enhancing the Lethal Effect of High-Intensity Pulsed Electric Field in Milk by Antimicrobial Compounds as Combined Hurdles

Received 29 December 2007 ,Accepted 23 January 2008.

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PII: S0022-0302(08)71212-8

doi: 10.3168/jds.2007-0979

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 5 , Pages 1759-1768 , May 2008