African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 990

Full Length Research Paper

Microbiological assessment and hazardous effect of ready-to-eat foods presented for sale in Lucknow City, India

Suman Upadhyaya
  • Suman Upadhyaya
  • Department of Environmental Microbiology, BabaSaheb BhimRao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow, 226025, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Purnima Srivastava
  • Purnima Srivastava
  • Department of Environmental Microbiology, BabaSaheb BhimRao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow, 226025, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Ram Chandra
  • Ram Chandra
  • Department of Environmental Microbiology, BabaSaheb BhimRao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow, 226025, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Naveen Arora
  • Naveen Arora
  • Department of Environmental Microbiology, BabaSaheb BhimRao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow, 226025, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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  •  Received: 21 June 2017
  •  Accepted: 31 July 2017
  •  Published: 31 October 2017

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