Microbial quality and browning of fresh-cut butter lettuce under superatmospheric oxygen condition

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 130-137

  Escalona, Victor H ^a   Geysen, Sabine ^a   Verlinden, Bert E ^a   Nicolaï, Bart M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

High carbon dioxide; High oxygen; Listeria innocua; Listeria monocytogenes; Minimally processed; Modified atmosphere packaging

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTUCA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 34447290240     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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