Occurrence of Aeromonas in parsley and watercress sold in street-markets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-86

  Alcides, Ana Paula Pereira ^a   Dos Santos Guimarães, Márcia ^b   De Souza Ferreira, Maria Candida ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIGRANRIO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FOOD STORAGE; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFRIGERATION; TOXIC MATERIALS;

VEGETABLES;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS SP.; NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM;

EID: 0038673083     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.2003.tb00228.x     Document Type: Article

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