Effect of modified atmosphere packaging on the persistence and expression of virulence factors of escherichia coli O157:H7 on shredded iceberg lettuce

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 718-726

  Sharma, Manan ^a   Lakshman, Sudesna ^a   Ferguson, Sean ^a   Ingram, David T ^a   Luo, Yaguang ^a   Patel, Jitu ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LETTUCE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PRODUCT SAFETY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMANS; LETTUCE; OXYGEN; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA;

EID: 79955599920     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-427     Document Type: Article

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