Presence of Cryptosporidium oocysts in fresh vegetables

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 202-203

  Monge, Rafael ^a   Chinchilla, Misael ^b  

^a Ministerio de Salud   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Cryptosporidium; E. coli; Fecal coliforms; Fresh vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030049640     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.2.202     Document Type: Article

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