Role of the rpoS gene in the survival of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in artificial seawater and fish homogenate

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1438-1442

  Vasudevan, Pradeep ^a   Venkitanarayanan, Kumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 33745066142     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.6.1438     Document Type: Article

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