Effect of relative humidity on preharvest survival of bacterial and viral pathogens on the surface of cantaloupe, lettuce, and bell peppers

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1352-1358

  Stine, Scott W ^a,c   Song, Inhong ^b   Choi, Christopher Y ^b   Gerba, Charles P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALICIVIRIDAE; CAPSICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CUCUMIS MELO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FELINE CALICIVIRUS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; LACTUCA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA; SHIGELLA SONNEI;

EID: 21844439228     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.7.1352     Document Type: Article

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