Effect of Inoculum Size, Relative Humidity, Storage Temperature, and Ripening Stage on the Attachment of Salmonella Montevideo to Tomatoes and Tomatillos

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1756-1761

  Iturriaga, Montserrat H ^a   Escartín, Eduardo F ^a   Beuchat, Larry R ^b   Martínez Peniche, Ramon ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR MONTEVIDEO; SALMONELLA MONTEVIDEO;

EID: 0142031585     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.10.1756     Document Type: Article

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