Growth kinetics of Listeria monocytogenes and spoilage microorganisms in fresh-cut cantaloupe

Food Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 174-181

  Fang, Ting ^a   Liu, Yanhong ^b   Huang, Lihan ^b  

^a FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cantaloupe; Growth kinetics; Listeria monocytogenes; Spoilage microorganism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MELON; MICROBIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CUCUMIS MELO; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; KINETICS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

CUCUMIS MELO; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84872388640     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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