Role of fluorescent pseudomonads and their pectolytic enzymes in spoilage of fresh and fresh-cut produce

Produce Degradation: Pathways and Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 483-504

  Liao, Ching Hsing ^a,b   Ukuku, Dike ^a,b  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

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BACTERIA; COMMERCE; FOOD SAFETY; FRUITS; LACTIC ACID; SURVEYS; VEGETABLES; YEAST;

ECONOMIC IMPACTS; FLUORESCENT PSEUDOMONADS; FRESH PRODUCE; HUMAN PATHOGENS; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA; MARKET EXPANSIONS; PECTOLYTIC ENZYMES; PERCAPITA CONSUMPTION;

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