Bacterial counts and the occurrence of parasites in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) from different cropping systems in Brazil

Food Control

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-51

  Gomes Neto, Nelson Justino ^a   Lucena Pessoa, Renata Maynart ^a   Barbosa Nunes Queiroga, Inês Maria ^a   Magnani, Marciane ^a   de Sousa Freitas, Francisca Inês ^a   de Souza, Evandro Leite ^a   Maciel, Janeeyre Ferreira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cropping systems; Lettuce; Microbiological quality; Sanitizers

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SP.; TAENIA;

EID: 84861208268     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.04.033     Document Type: Article

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