Survival of Salmonella transformed to express green fluorescent protein on Italian parsley as affected by processing and storage

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 687-695

  Duffy, E A ^a   Cisneros Zevallos, L ^a   Castillo, A ^a   Pillai, S D ^a   Ricke, S C ^a   Acuff, G R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; SALMONELLA;

EID: 17144422921     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.4.687     Document Type: Article

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