Microbiological quality of fresh fruit and vegetable products in Catalonia (Spain) using normalised plate-counting methods and real time polymerase chain reaction (QPCR)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 605-611

  Badosa, Esther ^a   Trias, Rosalia ^a   Parés, Dolors ^a   Pla, Maria ^a   Montesinos, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fresh fruits and vegetables; Listeria monocytogenes; Microbiological quality; QPCR; Salmonella spp.

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA;

EID: 39749099826     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3124     Document Type: Article

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