Control of foodborne pathogens and soft-rot bacteria on bell pepper by three strains of bacterial antagonists

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-92

  Liao, Ching Hsing ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAUCUS CAROTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM SUBSP. CAROTOVORUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS MARGINALIS; PSEUDOMONAS VIRIDIFLAVA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 58149476752     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.1.85     Document Type: Article

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