Evidence for internalization of Escherichia coli into the aerial parts of maize via the root system

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 471-475

  Bernstein, Nirit ^a   Sela, Shlomo ^a   Pinto, Riky ^a   Ioffe, Marina ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ZEA MAYS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROPONICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAIZE; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PRODUCT SAFETY; TIME;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HYDROPONICS; PLANT ROOTS; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33847195736     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.2.471     Document Type: Article

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