Ice immersion as a postharvest treatment of oysters for the reduction of Vibrio vulnificus

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1192-1197

  Quevedo, Ana C ^a   Smith, James G ^a   Rodrick, Gary E ^a   Wright, Anita C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OSTREIDAE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 20044390101     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.6.1192     Document Type: Article

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