Surface pasteurization of whole fresh cantaloupes inoculated with Salmonella Poona or Escherichia coli

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1876-1885

  Annous, Bassam A ^a   Burke, Angela ^a   Sites, Joseph E ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 4444290611     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.9.1876     Document Type: Article

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