Survival of Salmonella montevideo on tomato leaves and mature green tomatoes

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2277-2279

  Rathinasabapathi, Bala ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR MONTEVIDEO; SALMONELLA MONTEVIDEO;

EID: 6944222817     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.10.2277     Document Type: Article

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