Dynamics of indigenous microbial populations of butter head lettuce grown in mulch and on bare soil

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Ponce, A G ^a   Aguero M V ^a   Roura, S I ^a,b   Del Valle, C E ^b   Moreira, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Gompertz equation; Lettuce; Logistic model; Mulching; Native microflora

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PRESERVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LETTUCE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; LETTUCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTUCA;

EID: 48749098596     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2008.00789.x     Document Type: Article

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