Inactivation of Salmonella montevideo on tomatoes by applying cellulose-based edible films

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 808-812

  Zhuang, R ^a   Beuchat, L R ^a   Chinnan, M S ^a   Shewfelt, R L ^a   Huang, Y W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

edible coating; hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; Salmonella; Tomato

Indexed keywords

SALMONELLA MONTEVIDEO;

EID: 0029769604     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.8.808     Document Type: Article

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