Persistence of Escherichia coli on injured iceberg lettuce in the field, overhead irrigated with contaminated water

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 458-464

  Barker Reid, Fiona ^a   Harapas, Dean ^a   Engleitner, Siegfried ^a   Kreidl, Simone ^a   Holmes, Robert ^a   Faggian, Robert ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LETTUCE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; STANDARD;

AGRICULTURE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LETTUCE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 62349109578     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.3.458     Document Type: Article

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