Efficacy of aqueous ozone for the decontamination of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella on raspberries and strawberries

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1088-1092

  Bialka, Katherine L ^a   Demirci, Ali ^a,b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; RUBUS GLAUCUS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 34249023913     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.5.1088     Document Type: Article

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