Survival and growth of acid-adapted and unadapted Salmonella in and on raw tomatoes as affected by variety, stage of ripeness, and storage temperature

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1572-1579

  Beuchat, Larry R ^a   Mann, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SALMONELLA; VITACEAE;

EID: 49449100474     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.8.1572     Document Type: Article

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