Isolation of Salmonella from alfalfa seed and demonstration of impaired growth of heat-injured cells in seed homogenates

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-253

  Liao, Ching Hsing ^a   Fett, William F ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa seed; Heat injury; Repair in seed homogenates; Repeated pre enrichment; Salmonella isolation

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; SALMONELLA;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEAT; HUMANS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SEEDS;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0037447916     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00309-4     Document Type: Article

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