Fate of Escherichia coli O157: H7, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella on fresh-cut celery

Food Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 151-157

  Vandamm, Joshua P ^a   Li, Di ^b   Harris, Linda J ^c   Schaffner, Donald W ^b   Danyluk, Michelle D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Celery; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Fresh cut; Listeria monocytogenes; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELERY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; SALMONELLA; TEMPERATURE;

APIUM GRAVEOLENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SALMONELLA; TEMPERATURE;

APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84871733004     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.11.016     Document Type: Article

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