Growth of Salmonella on sprouting alfalfa seeds as affected by the inoculum size, native microbial load and Pseudomonas fluorescens 2-79

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 232-236

  Liao, C H ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa sprout; Biocontrol; Inoculum size; Native bacteria; Salmonella growth

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA SEEDS; ALFALPHA SPROUT; GERMINATING SEEDS; GLASS JARS; INOCULUM SIZE; MICROBIAL LOADS; NATIVE BACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALMONELLA GROWTH; TOTAL BACTERIAL COUNT;

SALMONELLA;

HYPOCHLORITE;

BACTERIA; BIOACTIVITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SEED;

ALFALFA; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; GERMINATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; SEED; SIZE EFFECT;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISINFECTION; GERMINATION; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALMONELLA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 38349115668     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02302.x     Document Type: Article

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