Persistence of Escherichia coli on injured vegetable plants

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 232-237

  Harapas, Dean ^a   Premier, Robert ^b   Tomkins, Bruce ^c   Franz, Peter ^c   Ajlouni, Said ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Salad Fresh   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Celery; Chive; Cos lettuce; Escherichia coli; Field; Foodborne illness; Glasshouse; Injured; Persistence; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CELERY; CHIVE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GREENHOUSE; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; SHOOT; VEGETABLE; VEGETABLE BREEDING;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT SHOOTS; VEGETABLES;

ALLIUM SCHOENOPRASUM; APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA;

EID: 77949566615     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.01.022     Document Type: Article

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