Survival of Salmonella spp. on the surfaces of fresh tomatoes and selected packing line materials

HortTechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 831-836

  Allen, Raina L ^a   Warren, Benjamin R ^b   Archer, Douglas L ^b   Sargent, Steven A ^c   Schneider, Keith R ^b  

^a Del Monte Fresh Produce Co   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Produce; Recovery; Relative humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SALMONELLA;

EID: 25844485497     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.15.4.0831     Document Type: Article

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