Inactivation of Escherichia coli by combining pH, ionic strength and pulsed electric fields hurdles

Food Research International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-121

  Vega Mercado, Humberto ^a   Pothakamury, Usha R ^a   Chang, Fu Jung ^a   Barbosa Cánovas, Gustavo V ^a   Swanson, Barry G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

combined methods; pulsed electric fields

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030094222     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0963-9969(96)00015-4     Document Type: Article

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