An evaluation of street-vended sliced papaya (Carica papaya) for bacteria and indicator micro-organisms of public health significance

Food Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 663-667

  Mukhopadhyay, R ^a   Mitra, A ^a,c   Roy, R ^b   Guha, A K ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

^b Central Drugs Laboratory India   (India)

^c Keventer's Agro Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARICA; CARICA PAPAYA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0036896939     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.2002.0511     Document Type: Article

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