Survival and recovery of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes on lettuce and parsley as affected by method of inoculation, time between inoculation and analysis, and treatment with chlorinated water

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1092-1103

  Lang, Megan M ^a   Harris, Linda J ^b   Beuchat, Larry R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; SALMONELLA;

EID: 1842599729     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.6.1092     Document Type: Article

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