Growth of Listeria monocytogenes in fresh-cut coconut as affected by storage conditions and inoculum size

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 820-825

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 33646159555     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.4.820     Document Type: Article

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