Commercial thermal process for inactivating salmonella poona on surfaces of whole fresh cantaloupes

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 420-428

  Annous, Bassam A ^a   Burke, Angela ^a   Sites, Joseph E ^a   Phillips, John G ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA POONA;

EID: 84875516849     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-414     Document Type: Article

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