Use of chemical sanitizers to reduce microbial populations and maintain quality of whole and fresh-cut cantaloupe

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2453-2460

  Fan, Xuetong ^a   Annous, Bassam A ^a   Keskinen, Lindsey A ^a   Mattheis, James P ^b  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS MELO; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA POONA;

EID: 73349106814     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.12.2453     Document Type: Article

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