Effect of vacuum-steam-vacuum treatment on microbial quality of whole and fresh-cut cantaloupe

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1623-1629

  Ukuku, Dike O ^a   Fan, Xuetong ^a   Kozempel, Michael F ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; FUNGI; PSEUDOMONAS; VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS;

EID: 33746228067     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.7.1623     Document Type: Article

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