Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in the presence of indigenous microorganisms on commercially packaged baby spinach, as impacted by storage temperature and time

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2038-2045

  Luo, Yaguang ^a   He, Qiang ^a,b   Mcevoy, James L ^a   Conway, William S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 70350273078     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.10.2038     Document Type: Article

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