Tracking microbial contamination in retail environments using fluorescent powder - A retail delicatessen environment example

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 85, 2014, Pages

  Sirsat, Sujata A ^a   Kim, Kawon ^a   Gibson, Kristen E ^b   Crandall, Phillip G ^b   Ricke, Steven C ^b   Neal, Jack A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross contamination; Environmental Sciences; Fluorescent powder; Foodborne pathogens; Issue 85; Listeria monocytogenes; Retail deli

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911434180     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51402     Document Type: Article

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