Risk assessment of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in water irrigating fresh produce in Mexico

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2184-2188

  Mota, Alain ^a   Mena, Kristina D ^a   Soto Beltran, Marcel A ^b   Tarwater, Patrick M ^a   Cháidez, Cristóbal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; GIARDIA; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 70350255712     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.10.2184     Document Type: Article

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