Contamination of intact apples after immersion in an aqueous environment containing Escherichia coli O157:H7

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 444-450

  Buchanan, R L ^a,b   Edelson, S G ^a,b   Miller, R L ^a   Sapers, G M ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD SAFETY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0033135286     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.5.444     Document Type: Article

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