Microbiological survey of locally grown lettuce sold at farmers' markets in Vancouver, British Columbia

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 203-208

  Wood, Jayde L ^a   Chen, Jessica C ^a   Friesen, Elsie ^b   Delaquis, Pascal ^c   Allen, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGRICULTURE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CANADA; DRUG EFFECTS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LETTUCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY;

AGRICULTURE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BACTERIAL LOAD; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LETTUCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 84920904129     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-14-199     Document Type: Article

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