Association of foodborne pathogens with Capsicum annuum fruit and evaluation of the fruit for antimicrobial compounds

Hot peppers are gaining popularity in the United States as both a vegetable and a spice. In 2008, jalapeño peppers were involved in a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul. This is the first outbreak implicating jalapeño as a vehicle for foodborne illness. Hot peppers contain many compounds th...

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Main Author: Huff, Karleigh Rose
Other Authors: Food Science and Technology
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Tech 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77213
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09202011-130409/

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