1. Microbial ecology of mushroom casing soils and preharvest strategies to enhance safety and quality of fresh mushrooms Open Access Author: Chikthimmah, Naveen Title: Microbial ecology of mushroom casing soils and preharvest strategies to enhance safety and quality of fresh mushrooms Graduate Program: Food Science Keywords: food microbiologyfood safetymushroomsAgaricusListeria monocytogenespeatcasing layer File: Download Naveen_Chikthimmah_Thesis_03_20_06.pdf Committee Members: Robert Bruce Beelman, Committee Chair/Co-ChairLuke F Laborde, Committee Chair/Co-ChairHassan Gourama, Committee MemberDavid Meigs Beyer, Committee Member