Effect of attachment time followed by chlorine washing on the survival of inoculated listeria monocytogenes on tomatoes and spinach

Journal of Food Quality

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-141

  Ijabadeniyi, Oluwatosin A ^a   Minnaar, Amanda ^a   Buys, Elna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MONOCYTOGENES; SPINACH LEAVES; SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES;

DISEASES; FRUITS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LISTERIA; WASHING;

CHLORINE;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 79953274545     PISSN: 01469428     EISSN: 17454557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.2011.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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