On-farm sources of microbial contamination of persimmon fruit in Japan

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-59

  Izumi, Hidemi ^a   Tsukada, Yumi ^a   Poubol, Jutatip ^a   Hisa, Kazuo ^b,c  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BML   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM; DIOSPYROS; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; SALMONELLA;

EID: 38349027199     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.1.52     Document Type: Article

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