Impact of preinoculation culture conditions on the behavior of Escherichia coli O157:H7 inoculated onto romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa) plants and cut leaf surfaces

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1553-1559

  Theofel, Christopher G ^a   Harris, Linda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 67650917474     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.7.1553     Document Type: Article

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