Assessment Of Microbial Contamination Levels Of Street-Vended Foods In Korea

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-47

  Cho, Joon Il ^a   Cheung, Chi Yeun ^a   Lee, Sun Mi ^a   Ko, Soo Il ^a   Kim, Kyu Heon ^a   Hwang, In Sun ^a   Kim, Seung Hwan ^a   Cho, Soo Yeol ^a   Lim, Chul Ju ^a   Lee, Kwang Ho ^a   Kim, Keun Sung ^b   Ha, Sang Do ^b  

^a Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 79551702174     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: 17454565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2010.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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