Effectiveness of icing as a postharvest treatment for control of Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1475-1480

  Melody, Kevin ^a   Senevirathne, Reshani ^a   Janes, Marlene ^a   Jaykus, Lee Ann ^c   Supan, John ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE; VIBRIO; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 46949095445     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.7.1475     Document Type: Article

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