Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes in milk by caprylic acid and monocaprylin

Food Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 611-616

  Mohan Nair, Manoj Kumar ^a   Vasudevan, Pradeep ^a   Hoagland, Thomas ^a   Venkitanarayanan, Kumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Caprylic acid; E. coli oO157:H7; L. monocytogenes; Milk; Monocaprylin

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 2342472008     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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