Listeria innocua growth in fresh cut mixed leafy salads packaged in modified atmosphere

Food Control

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 611-617

  Scifò, Giovanna O ^a   Randazzo, Cinzia L ^a   Restuccia, Cristina ^a   Fava, Giovanni ^a   Caggia, Cinzia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fresh cut vegetables; Listeria innocua; Mixed leafy salads; Modified atmosphere packaging; PCR DGGE analysis

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA;

EID: 60749137628     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2008.08.017     Document Type: Article

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