A pilot study of the microbiological quality of culturally diverse, ready-to-eat foods from selected retail establishments in Melbourne, Australia

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 585-588

  McLean, Sarah K ^a   Dunn, Louise A ^a   Palombo, Enzo A ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

ASIA; AUSTRALIA; BACILLUS CEREUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIET; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FAST FOODS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY CONTROL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YEASTS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77952391115     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2009.0375     Document Type: Article

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