Growth of Salmonella enterica and listeria monocytogenes on fresh-cut cantaloupe under different temperature abuse scenarios

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1125-1131

  Huang, Jingwei ^a   Luo, Yaguang ^b   Nou, Xiangwu ^b  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

BACTERIAL COUNT; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIOLOGY; MUSKMELON; PROCEDURES; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; TEMPERATURE;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CUCUMIS MELO; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84930509775     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: 19449097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-14-468     Document Type: Article

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