Infiltration and survival of Salmonella spp. on tomato surfaces labeled using a low-energy carbon dioxide laser device

HortTechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-71

  Yuk, Hyun Gyun ^a   Warren, Benjamin R ^b   Schneider, Keith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ConAgra Foods Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Infiltration; Laser etching; Lycopersicum esculentum

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SALMONELLA;

EID: 33846588749     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.17.1.67     Document Type: Article

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