Persistence and growth of different Salmonella serovars on pre- and postharvest tomatoes

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2725-2731

  Shi, X ^a   Namvar, A ^a   Kostrzynska, M ^b   Hora, R ^a   Warriner, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR DUBLIN; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR HADAR; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR INFANTIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR MONTEVIDEO; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR NEWPORT; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR SENFTENBERG; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA JAVIANA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 37349015527     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.12.2725     Document Type: Article

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