Recovery of Surface Bacteria from and Surface Sanitization of Cantaloupes

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1805-1810

  Barak, Jeri D ^a   Chue, Bryan ^b   Mills, Daniel C ^b  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b McClellan Park   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; PANTOEA; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 0142095168     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.10.1805     Document Type: Article

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