Bacteriological quality of vegetables from organic and conventional production in different areas of Korea

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1411-1417

  Tango, Charles Nkufi ^a   Choi, Na Jung ^a   Chung, Myung Sub ^b   Oh, Deog Hwan ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LETTUCE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC FOOD; PROCEDURES; SESAMUM; SOUTH KOREA; SPINACH; VEGETABLE;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD, ORGANIC; LETTUCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SESAMUM; SPINACIA OLERACEA; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84921630004     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-13-514     Document Type: Article

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