Penetration of Escherichia coli O157:H7 into lettuce tissues as affected by inoculum size and temperature and the effect of chlorine treatment on cell viability

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 434-440

  Takeuchi, Kazue ^a   Frank, Joseph F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL PROTECTION; CHLORINE; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETIC STRAIN; INOCULUM; LETTUCE; NALIDIXIC ACID; SIZE; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA;

EID: 0034032607     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-63.4.434     Document Type: Article

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