Effects of recovery, plating, and inoculation methods on quantification of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes from strawberries

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2436-2442

  Han, Y ^a   Linton, R H ^a   Nelson, P E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 7944222527     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.11.2436     Document Type: Article

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