Comparison of chemical treatments to eliminate enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 on alfalfa seeds

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 318-324

  Taormina, Peter J ^a   Beuchat, Larry R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD SAFETY; TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0033119991     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.4.318     Document Type: Article

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