Postharvest handling conditions affect internalization of salmonella in baby spinach during washing

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1145-1151

  Gomez Lopez, Vicente M ^a   Marín, Alicia ^a   Allende, Ana ^a   Beuchat, Larry R ^b   Gil, Maria I ^a  

^a Research Group on Quality   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 84880323826     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-539     Document Type: Article

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