Evaluation of PCR detection of salmonella in alfalfa sprouts and spent irrigation water collected during sprouting of naturally contaminated seed

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 314-317

  Maks, Nicole ^a   Fu, Tong Jen ^b  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; UNITED STATES;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SEEDS; UNITED STATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84874054058     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-155     Document Type: Article

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