Residence time and food contact time effects on transfer of Salmonella Typhimurium from tile, wood and carpet: Testing the five-second rule

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 945-953

  Dawson, P ^a   Han, I ^a   Cox, M ^a   Black, C ^a   Simmons, L ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial transfer; Cross contamination; Five second rule; Food contact surface; Residence time; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL TRANSFER; CONTACT SURFACE; CROSS CONTAMINATION; DRY SURFACES; FIVE-SECOND RULE; FOOD CONTACT; FOOD CONTACT SURFACE; RESIDENCE TIME; S. TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

SALMONELLA;

BACTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD POISONING; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; RESIDENCE TIME; SANITATION; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; RISK REDUCTION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SURVIVAL TIME; WOOD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 33947413437     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03171.x     Document Type: Article

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