Inactivation of Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes on iceberg lettuce by dip wash treatments with organic acids

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 619-624

  Akbas, M Y ^a   Olmez H ^b  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chlorine; Escherichia coli; Iceberg lettuce; Listeria monocytogenes; Organic acids

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; CITRIC ACID; DISEASES; LACTIC ACID; LISTERIA; SEA ICE;

% REDUCTIONS; ACID SOLUTIONS; CHLORINE SOLUTION; E. COLI; FRESH-CUT; ICEBERG LETTUCE; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; SELECTIVE MEDIUM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHLORINE; CITRIC ACID; LACTIC ACID;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORGANIC ACIDS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CHLORINE; CITRIC ACID; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; LEAFY VEGETABLE; PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INOCULATION; LETTUCE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 34250335205     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02127.x     Document Type: Article

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