Calcinated calcium killing of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes on the surface of tomatoes

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1706-1711

  Bari, M L ^a   Inatsu, Y ^a   Kawasaki, S ^a   Nazuka, E ^a   Isshiki, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0036841933     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-65.11.1706     Document Type: Article

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