Listeria monocytogenes survival in refrigerator dill pickles

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2356-2361

  Jin, Kyung Kim ^a   D'Sa, Elaine M ^b   Harrison, Mark A ^a   Harrison, Judy A ^b   Andress, Elizabeth L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS SATIVUS; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 27744556574     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-68.11.2356     Document Type: Article

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