Efficacy of chlorine dioxide gas against Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris spores on apple surfaces

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 364-368

  Lee, Sun Young ^a   Dancer, Genisis Iris ^a   Chang, Su sen ^a   Rhee, Min Suk ^b   Kang, Dong Hyun ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alicyclobacillus; Apple; Chlorine dioxide gas; Spore

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; POTASSIUM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; OXIDE;

ALICYCLOBACILLUS; ALICYCLOBACILLUS ACIDOTERRESTRIS; APPLE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; FOOD STORAGE; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; ROOM TEMPERATURE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PRESERVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SAFETY; TIME;

ALICYCLOBACILLUS; ALICYCLOBACILLUS ACIDOTERRESTRIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MALUS X DOMESTICA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; MALUS; OXIDES; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33646948062     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2005.11.023     Document Type: Article

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