Effect of repeated irrigation with water containing varying levels of total organic carbon on the persistence of escherichia coli O157:H7 on baby spinach

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 709-717

  Ingram, David T ^a   Pate, Jitu ^a   Sharma, Manan ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MANURE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PRODUCT SAFETY; SPINACH;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CARBON; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MANURE; PLANT LEAVES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPINACIA OLERACEA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 79955627854     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-426     Document Type: Article

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