Efficacy of chlorine dioxide gas in reducing Escherichia coli O157:H7 on apple surfaces

Food Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 583-591

  Du, J ^a   Han, Y ^a   Linton, R H ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apples; Bacterial inactivation; Chlorine dioxide gas; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Non thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0041411751     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-0020(02)00129-6     Document Type: Article

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