Improved recovery procedure for evaluation of sanitizer efficacy in disinfecting contaminated cantaloupes

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Annous, Bassam A ^a   Sapers, Gerald M ^a   Jones, Donyel M ^a   Burke, Angela ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cantaloupe; Dip inoculation; Disinfection; Microbiological safety; Recovery; Spot inoculation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA POONA;

EID: 19444385867     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.tb07195.x     Document Type: Article

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