Effect of chemical sanitizers on Salmonella enterica serovar poona on the surface of cantaloupe and pathogen contamination of internal tissues as a function of cutting procedure

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1766-1773

  Vadlamudi, Sasi ^a   Taylor, T Matthew ^a   Blankenburg, Charles ^b,c   Castillo, Alejandro ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LYNNTECH INC   (United States)

^c IVESCO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS MELO; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA; SALMONELLA POONA;

EID: 84867191112     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-159     Document Type: Article

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