Ionizing radiation sensitivity of Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 49594 and Listeria innocua ATCC 51742 inoculated on endive (Cichorium endiva)

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 993-998

  Niemira, Brendan A ^a   Fan, Xuetong ^a   Sokorai, Kimberly J B ^a   Sommers, Christopher H ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CICHORIUM; CICHORIUM ENDIVA; LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0038722901     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.6.993     Document Type: Article

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