Survival of Shigella sonnei on smooth tomato surfaces, in potato salad and in raw ground beef

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 400-404

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

^a ConAgra Foods Inc ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground beef; Potato salad; Shigella sonnei; Survival; Tomato

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; FREEZING; INOCULATION; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; SHELF LIFE; SHIGELLA SONNEI; TOMATO;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MEAT PRODUCTS; RIFAMPIN; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SHIGELLA SONNEI; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 34247230863     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.02.010     Document Type: Article

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