Modelling thermal inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes in sucrose solutions of various water activities

Food Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 372-379

  Fernandez A ^a   Lopez M ^a   Bernardo, A ^a   Condon S ^b   Raso, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Listeria monocytogenes; Modelling; Predictive microbiology; Thermal inactivation; Water activity

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; KINETICS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MATHEMATICS; METABOLISM; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEAT; KINETICS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SUCROSE; WATER;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 33845778925     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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