Determination of total aerobic and indicator bacteria on some raw eaten vegetables from wholesalers in Ankara, Turkey

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-201

  Aycicek, Hasan ^a   Oguz, Utku ^a   Karci, Koray ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Contamination; Fresh produce; Indicator bacteria; Salad vegetables

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DILL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CHAIN; LETTUCE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PARSLEY; RAW FOOD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VEGETABLE;

ANKARA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAUCUS CAROTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM;

EID: 33344456900     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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