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NALT Full

Fields of Study
food science
food microbiology

Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality
food science
food microbiology

Preferred term

food microbiology

Type

Topic

Definition

the presence of pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria, viruses and fungi in food and food products.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

food science

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

In other languages

microbiología alimentaria

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/19827

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