Irrigation water as a potential preharvest source of bacterial contamination of vegetables

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 452-461

  Ijabadeniyi, Oluwatosin A ^a   Debusho, Legesse K ^b   Vanderlinde, Mike ^b   Buys, Elna M ^a  

^a Department of Food Science ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SP.; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 80054930270     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: 17454565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2011.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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