Parasitological contamination in salad vegetables in Tripoli-Libya

Food Control

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 760-762

  Abougrain, Amal Khalifa ^a   Nahaisi, Mohamed Hadi ^a   Madi, Nuri Sahli ^a   Saied, Mohamed Mohamed ^b   Ghenghesh, Khalifa Sifaw ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Giardia cysts; Helminth eggs; Libya; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ASCARIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; GIARDIA; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARA CATI; VERMES;

EID: 73549096184     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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