Prevalence and Quantification of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Raw Salad Vegetables at Retail Level |
Tunung, R.
(Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Margaret, S.P. (Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia) Jeyaletchumi, P. (Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia) Chai, L.C. (Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia) Zainazor, T.C. Tuan (Makmal Kesihatan Awam Kebangsaan, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia) Ghazali, F.M. (Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia) Nakaguchi, Y. (Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University) Nishibuchi, M. (Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University) Son, R. (Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia) |
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