Factors affecting production of extracellular carbohydrate complexes by Escherichia coli O157:H7

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-204

  Ryu, Jee Hoon ^a   Beuchat, Larry R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

E. coli O157:H7; Extracellular carbohydrate; Raw fruits and vegetables

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ACIDIFICATION; ALFALFA; APPLE JUICE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CANTALOUPE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; PH; TOMATO; WILD TYPE;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE; VEGETABLES;

CUCUMIS MELO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 3242883720     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2004.02.014     Document Type: Article

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