Long-term survival of Escherichia coli O157: H7 and Salmonella enterica on butterhead lettuce seeds, and their subsequent survival and growth on the seedlings

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 214-219

  Van der Linden, Inge ^a   Cottyn, Bart ^a   Uyttendaele, Mieke ^b   Vlaemynck, Geertrui ^a   Maes, Martine ^a   Heyndrickx, Marc ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157:H7; Food safety; Salmonella; Seeds; Sprouting seeds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INOCULATION; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PLATING MEDIUM; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 84872549550     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.12.015     Document Type: Article

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