Cross-contamination of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) with Escherichia coli O157:H7 via contaminated ground beef

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1176-1183

  Wachtel, Marian R ^a   McEvoy, James L ^a   Luo, Yaguang ^a   Williams Campbell, Anisha M ^a   Solomon, Morse B ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 0038446908     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.7.1176     Document Type: Article

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