Transformation of Escherichia coli in foodstuffs

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-168

  Bauer, Fred ^a   Hertel, Christian ^a   Hammes, Walter P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Foods; Transformation

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CARROT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT JUICE; MILK; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOYBEAN; TEMPERATURE; TOMATO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAUCUS CAROTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCINE MAX; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032993278     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(99)80061-7     Document Type: Article

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