Gamma irradiation and ozone treatment for inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in culture media

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 728-730

  Byun, Myung Woo ^a   Kwon, Oh Jin ^a   Yook, Hong Sun ^a   Kim, Kyong Su ^b  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD PROCESSING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IRRADIATION; OZONE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032103329     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.6.728     Document Type: Article

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