Effect of gamma irradiation on Listeria ivanovii inoculated to iceberg lettuce stored at cold temperature

Food Control

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 397-401

  Kim, Jang Ho ^a   Lee, Ju Woon ^a   Kim, Jae Hun ^a   Seo, Ji Hyun ^a   Han, Sang Bae ^b   Chung, Hun Jong ^c   Byun, Myung Woo ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lactic acid bacteria; Listeria ivanovii; Low dose irradiation; Psychrotrophic counts; Total plate counts

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTUCA; LISTERIA; LISTERIA IVANOVII;

EID: 27844583951     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2005.01.008     Document Type: Article

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