Identification of sources of microbial pathogens on cantaloupe rinds from pre-harvest to post-harvest operations

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1281-1287

  Materon, Luis A ^a   Martinez Garcia, Martha ^a,b   McDonald, Veronica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^b TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cantaloupes; Decontamination; Microbial pathogens; Packinghouses

Indexed keywords

DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; FUNGI; MICROBIOLOGY;

CANTALOUPES; MICROBIAL PATHOGENS; PACKINGHOUSE;

PATHOGENS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS MELO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 34249945611     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-007-9362-2     Document Type: Article

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