Interactions of Salmonella enterica with lettuce leaves

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1876-1885

  Kroupitski, Y ^a,b   Pinto, R ^a   Brandl, M T ^c   Belausov, E ^a   Sela, S ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid; Biofilm; Chlorine; Disinfection; Fresh cut; Leaf; Persistence; Produce; Romaine lettuce; Salmonella; Stress; Survival

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CHLORINE; PATHOGENS; POLYSTYRENES; POPULATION STATISTICS; SALMONELLA;

ABIOTIC SURFACES; FRESH-CUT; LEAF; PERSISTENCE; PLANT SURFACES; PRODUCE; ROMAINE LETTUCE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA STRAINS; SURVIVAL;

LETTUCE;

POLYSTYRENE;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHLORINE; DICOTYLEDON; DISINFECTION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LEAF; PATHOGEN; PEST OUTBREAK; POPULATION SIZE; SURVIVAL;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ACID TOLERANCE; ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; EXPOSURE; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PH; PLANKTON; POPULATION SIZE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STORAGE;

LACTUCA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 65549145952     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04152.x     Document Type: Article

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