Effect of warm, chlorinated water on the microbial flora of shredded iceberg lettuce

Food Research International

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-14

  Delaquis, P J ^a   Stewart, S ^a   Toivonen, P M A ^a   Moyls, A L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorine; Lettuce; Microbiology; Minimal processing; Physiology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHLORINATED WATER; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE;

PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0032840112     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-9969(99)00058-7     Document Type: Article

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