Cantaloupe cultivar differences as opportunistic hosts for human pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella

European Journal of Horticultural Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 73-75

  Duffy, Brion ^a   Ravva, Subbarao ^b   Stanker, Larry ^b  

^a AGROSCOPE   (Switzerland)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Food safety; Foodborne pathogens; Salmonella enterica serovar thompson

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS MELO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 42149156013     PISSN: 16114434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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