Phenotypic characterization of Salmonella isolated from food production environments associated with low-water activity foods

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1488-1499

  Finn, Sarah ^a   Hinton, Jay C D ^b,c   McClure, Peter ^d   Amézquita, Aléjandro ^d   Martins, Marta ^a   Fanning, Séamus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATERING SERVICE; FIMBRIA; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD SAFETY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; STANDARD;

BIOFILMS; CELLULOSE; DISINFECTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; WATER;

EID: 84884697905     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-13-088     Document Type: Article

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