Effect of pH on the survival of Listeria innocua in calcium ascorbate solutions and on quality of fresh-cut apples

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 751-757

  Karaibrahimoglu, Yildiz ^a   Fan, Xuetong ^a   Sapers, Gerald M ^a   Sokorai, Kimberly ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 1842580676     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.4.751     Document Type: Article

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