Relationship of cell surface charge and hydrophobicity to strength of attachment of bacteria to cantaloupe rind

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1093-1099

  Ukuku, Dike O ^a   Fett, William F ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA;

WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CANTALOUPE; ELECTRICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALMONELLA; SANITATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CUCUMIS MELO; ELECTRICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; SANITATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

EID: 0035984081     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-65.7.1093     Document Type: Article

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