Preharvest internalization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 into lettuce leaves, as affected by insect and physical damage

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1809-1816

  Erickson, Marilyn C ^a   Liao, Jean ^a   Payton, Alison S ^a   Riley, David G ^c   Webb, Cathy C ^a   Davey, Lindsey E ^a   Kimbrel, Sophia ^c   Ma, Li ^a,d   Zhang, Guodong ^a,e   Flitcroft, Ian ^b   Doyle, Michael P ^a   Beuchat, Larry R ^a  

^a Center for Food Safety   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA; LACTUCA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 78649358121     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.10.1809     Document Type: Article

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