Chlorine dioxide gas from an aqueous solution: Reduction of Salmonella in wounds on tomato fruit and Movement to sinks in a treatment chamber

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 952-958

  Mahovic, Michael ^a   Bartz, Jerry A ^b   Schneider, Keith R ^c   Tenney, Joel D ^d  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d ICA TriNova Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 66949177681     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.5.952     Document Type: Article

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