Comparison of two possible routes of pathogen contamination of spinach leaves in a hydroponic cultivation system

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1536-1542

  Koseki, Shigenobu ^a   Mizuno, Yasuko ^a   Yamamoto, Kazutaka ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; HYDROPONICS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRODUCT SAFETY; SALMONELLA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPINACH;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; HYDROPONICS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SALMONELLA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 80052435996     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-031     Document Type: Article

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