Changes in populations of Listeria monocytogenes inoculated on packaged fresh-cut vegetables

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 192-195

  Farber, J M ^a   Wang, S L ^b   Cai, Y ^a   Zhang, S ^c  

^a Banting Research Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c China Import Export Commodity I ^*  (China)

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EID: 0032006588     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.2.192     Document Type: Article

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