Attachment and colonization by Escherichia coli O157: H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica serovar typhimurium, and staphylococcus aureus on stone fruit surfaces and survival through a simulated commercial export chain

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1247-1256

  Collignon, Stacey ^a   Korsten, Lise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 77955948253     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.7.1247     Document Type: Article

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