Spatial distribution of Salmonella, Echerichia coli O157:H7, and other bacterial populations in commercial and laboratory-scale sprouting mung beans beds

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2510-2518

  Hora, R ^a   Kumar, M ^a   Garcia, L ^b   Schumacher, B ^b   Odumeru, J ^a   Warriner, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SALMONELLA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 28644434973     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.12.2510     Document Type: Article

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