Transfer of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium from contaminated irrigation water to parsley Is dependent on curli and cellulose, the biofilm matrix components

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 618-623

  Lapidot, Anat ^a   Yaron, Sima ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELLULOSE; CRL PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION; PARSLEY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CELLULOSE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MUTATION; PETROSELINUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 62349125510     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.3.618     Document Type: Article

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