Inactivation of Escherichia coli on almonds using nonthermal plasma

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Deng, Shaobo ^a   Ruan, Roger ^a,b   Mok, Chul Kyoon ^c   Huang, Guangwei ^d   Lin, Xiangyang ^b   Chen, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Almond Board of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Almond; Escherichia coli; Nonthermal plasma; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DISINFECTION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PLASMA; PRUNUS; SAFETY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISINFECTION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; KINETICS; PLASMA; PRUNUS; SEEDS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 33847781692     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2007.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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