Irradiation to kill Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella on ready-to-eat radish and mung bean sprouts

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2263-2268

  Bari, M L ^a   Al Haq, Muhammad Imran ^a   Kawasaki, T ^a   Nakauma, M ^a   Todoriki, S ^a   Kawamoto, S ^a   Isshiki, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); RAPHANUS SATIVUS; SALMONELLA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 6944240089     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.10.2263     Document Type: Article

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