Mechanism of action of pulsed high electric field (PHEF) on the membranes of food-poisoning bacteria is an 'all-or-nothing' effect

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 133-136

  Russell, N J ^a   Colley, M ^b   Simpson, R K ^a   Trivett, A J ^a   Evans, R I ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EA TECHNOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internal pH; Listeria monocytogenes; Membranes; Pulsed high electric field; Salmonella typhimurium

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL PH; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC FIELD; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

CELL MEMBRANE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ELECTRICITY; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0034630398     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(00)00169-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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