Behavior of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in fresh-sliced cactus-pear fruit

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 157-172

  Corbo, Maria Rosaria ^a   Campaniello, Daniela ^a   D'Amato, Daniela ^a   Bevilacqua, Antonio ^a   Sinigaglia, Milena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157-H7; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 27644536744     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: 17454565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2005.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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