Transfer of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to romaine lettuce due to contact water from melting ice

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 252-256

  Kim, Jin Kyung ^a,b   Harrison, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA;

EID: 39149110916     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.2.252     Document Type: Article

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