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Pre- and Post-Harvest Practices of Urban Leafy Green Vegetable Farmers in Accra, Ghana and Their Association with Microbial Quality of Vegetables Produced by Quansah, Joycelyn, Escalante, Cesar, Kunadu, Angela, Saalia, Firibu, Chen, Jinru

“…Vegetable farming is the most practiced urban agriculture in Ghana. A previous study of our laboratory revealed poor microbial quality of, and presence of…”
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Validating the Efficacy of Sanitation Methods Commonly Used by Ghanaian Households in Inactivating Artificially Inoculated Salmonella enterica on Leafy Green Vegetables by Quansah, Joycelyn K, Adhikari, Koushik, Chen, Jinru

“…Our previous survey revealed the poor microbial quality of leafy green vegetables and the presence of Salmonella on these vegetables grown and sold in Accra,…”
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Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Salmonella enterica Isolated from Exotic and Indigenous Leafy Green Vegetables in Accra, Ghana by Quansah, Joycelyn K, Chen, Jinru

“…Fresh produce-borne enteric bacterial pathogens that are resistant to antibiotics have posed serious challenges to food safety and public health worldwide…”
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Presence of carbapenem resistance in hybrid Escherichia coli pathovars from ready-to-eat fresh-cut fruits in Accra, Ghana by Nketiah, Agnes, Quansah, Joycelyn K, Kunadu, Angela Pary-Hanson

“…This study reports the presence of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli hybrid pathovars and its prevalence in 200 fresh-cut fruits from Accra. Standard…”
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Pesticides residues in leafy green vegetables and irrigation waters in Accra, Ghana by Quansah, Joycelyn K., Saalia, Firibu K., Chen, Jinru

“…Pesticides are used in vegetable farming to control pests and diseases, reduce crop losses and improve yield. The study examined pesticide residues in…”
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The Effect of Thermal and Ultrasonic Treatment on Amino Acid Composition, Radical Scavenging and Reducing Potential of Hydrolysates Obtained from Simulated Gastrointestinal Digestion of Cowpea Proteins by Quansah, Joycelyn K., Udenigwe, Chibuike C., Saalia, Firibu K., Yada, Rickey Y.

“…The effect of thermal and ultrasonic treatment of cowpea proteins (CP) on amino acid composition, radical scavenging and reducing potential of hydrolysates…”
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Hygiene status of fresh peach packing lines in Georgia by Wang, Peien, Quansah, Joycelyn K., Pitts, Katie B., Chen, Jinru

“…Surface swab samples (n = 464) were collected from various sites on 4 fresh peach packing lines in Georgia at 9 a.m. (T1), 12 p.m. (T2), and 3 p.m. (T3) in 3…”
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Microbial quality of blueberries for the fresh market by Quansah, Joycelyn K., Gazula, Himabindu, Holland, Renee, Scherm, Harald, Li, Changying, Takeda, Fumi, Chen, Jinru

“…Harvested blueberries are sorted in packinghouses to remove pre-mature fruits and plant debris, packaged in polyethylene clamshells, and cooled in…”
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Microbial quality of leafy green vegetables grown or sold in Accra metropolis, Ghana by Quansah, Joycelyn K., Kunadu, Angela P-H., Saalia, Firibu K., Díaz-Pérez, Juan, Chen, Jinru

“…Samples of two exotic (lettuce and cabbage), and four indigenous (African spinach, African eggplant leaves, roselle leaves, and jute leaves) leafy green…”
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