Assessing accumulation (growth and internal mobility) of Salmonella Typhimurium LT2 in fresh-cut cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L.) for optimization of decontamination strategies

Food Control

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 574-581

  Chimbombi, Ezekiel ^a   Moreira, Rosana G ^b   Castell Perez, Elena M ^b   Puerta Gomez, Alex F ^b  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

^b Texas A M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Microscopy; Models; Produce safety; Surrogate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874448970     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.01.042     Document Type: Article

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