Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes/Flavobacterium spp. biofilms using chlorine: Impact of substrate, pH, time and concentration

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 321-325

  Bremer, P J ^a   Monk, I ^a   Butler, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CELL DEATH; CHLORINE;

BACTERIAL BIOFILM; CHLORINE CONCENTRATION; CONCENTRATION-TIME; CONVEYOR BELTS; EXPOSED TO; EXPOSURE-TIME; FLAVOBACTERIUM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; STEEL BELTS; SURFACE CELLS;

BELT CONVEYORS;

CHLORINE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; FOOD SAFETY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOFILM; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FOOD SAFETY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PH; SANITATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FLAVOBACTERIUM; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036401475     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2002.01198.x     Document Type: Article

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