Internalization of Human Pathogens within Growing Salad Vegetables

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-136

  Warriner, Keith ^a   Ibrahim, Faozia ^b   Waites, William M ^b   Dickinson, Matthew ^b   Wright, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN PATHOGENS;

BIOCIDE;

BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CABBAGE; DIET; ENDOPHYTE; ENTERIC VIRUS; EPIPHYTE; FOOD WASHING; FRUIT; INTERNALIZATION; LETTUCE; PATHOGENESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; PLANT TISSUE; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; REVIEW; SPROUT; TOMATO; VEGETABLE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 1242291895     PISSN: 02648725     EISSN: 20465556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2003.10648040     Document Type: Article

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