Microbial quality of fresh potatoes: Effect of minimal processing

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 863-866

  Gunes, Gurbuz ^a   Splittstoesser, Don F ^a   Lee, Chang Y ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbiology; Minimally processed; Modified atmosphere; Potatoes

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; VIBRIO FLUVIALIS;

EID: 0030759415     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-60.7.863     Document Type: Article

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