Prevalence of coliforms in traditionally dried leafy vegetables sold in open markets and food stores in Gaborone, Botswana

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 28-30

  Mpuchane, Sisai ^a   Gashe, Berhanu A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Coliforms; Dried leafy vegetables; E. coli

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030019602     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.1.28     Document Type: Article

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