Prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes during production and postharvest processing of cabbage

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1728-1734

  Prazak, Ann Marie ^a   Murano, Elsa A ^a   Mercado, Imelda ^a   Acuff, Gary R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0036841558     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-65.11.1728     Document Type: Article

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