Thermal inactivation of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157.H7 on alfalfa seeds

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1698-1703

  Feng, Guoping ^a   Churey, John J ^a   Worobo, Randy W ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 34447513119     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.7.1698     Document Type: Article

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