Sensitivity of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to Commercially Available Alkaline Cleaners and Subsequent Resistance to Heat and Sanitizers

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1795-1803

  Sharma, Manan ^a   Beuchat, Larry R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD PROCESSING; PH; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALKALINE CLEANERS; SANITIZERS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

2 METHOXYETHANOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT; HYPOCHLORITE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM METASILICATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL COUNT; CLEANING; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD PROCESSING; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PROTECTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ALKALIES; DETERGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD HANDLING; HEAT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SAFETY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 1642298214     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.3.1795-1803.2004     Document Type: Article

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