ShareSurvival of Shigella flexneri on vegetables and detection by polymerase chain reaction.
Author(s) : RAFII F., HOLLAND M. A., HILL W. E., CERNIGLIA C. E.
Type of article: Article
Summary
Commercially prepared and packaged fresh vegetables were tested to determine the types and levels of indigenous microflora. Sixteen species of bacteria from 11 genera were identified. An avirulent mutant of Shigella flexneri 5 (pHS1059) was added to vegetables. It survived for several days at both ambient and refrigerator temperatures when inoculated onto various commercially prepared vegetables.
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- Original title: Survival of Shigella flexneri on vegetables and detection by polymerase chain reaction.
- Record ID : 1996-1651
- Languages: English
- Source: Journal of Food Protection - vol. 58 - n. 7
- Publication date: 1995/07
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