Improving the microbiological quality and safety of fresh-cut tomatoes by low dose electron beam irradiation

The effect of electron beam irradiation upon microbiological quality and safety of fresh-cut tomatoes was studied. Preliminary studies were conducted to ensure reliability of the rifampicin-resistant strain versus the parent strain of Salmonella serovar Montevideo for use in this study. Growth curv...

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Main Author: Schmidt, Heather Martin
Other Authors: Castillo, Alejandro
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/2767