Prevalence of pathogenic bacteria in common salad vegetables of Dhaka metropolis

Bangladesh Journal of Botany

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-162

  Rahman, Farjana ^a   Noor, Rashed ^a  

^a STAMFORD UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Fecal coliforms; Health risks; Pathogens; Raw vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874247454     PISSN: 02535416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjb.v41i2.13442     Document Type: Article

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