Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and natural microbiota on spinach leaves using gaseous ozone during vacuum cooling and simulated transportation

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1538-1546

  Vurma, Mustafa ^a   Pandit, Ram B ^a   Sastry, Sudhir K ^a   Yousef, Ahmed E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 67650904550     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.7.1538     Document Type: Article

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