Bacteriological survey of ready-to-eat lettuce, fresh-cut fruit, and sprouts collected from the swiss market

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1338-1341

  Althaus, D ^a   Hofer, E ^a   Corti, S ^a   Julmi, A ^b   Stephan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Gastro Star AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84863839497     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-022     Document Type: Review

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