On-farm and postharvest processing sources of bacterial contamination to melon rinds

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 82-87

  Gagliardi, J V ^a,c   Millner, P D ^a   Lester, G ^b   Ingram, D ^a  

^a USDA/APHIS/BARC West   (United States)

^b USDA ARS Crop Qual Fruit Insects R   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; ENTEROCOCCUS; MELO; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0037214881     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.1.82     Document Type: Article

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