Survival of hepatitis A virus in spinach during low temperature storage

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2390-2393

  Shieh, Y Carol ^a   Stewart, Diana S ^a   Laird, David T ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VIRUS; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 70449586744     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.11.2390     Document Type: Article

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