Effect of a simple chlorine dioxide method for controlling five foodborne pathogens, yeasts and molds on blueberries

Food Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 794-800

  Wu, Vivian C H ^a   Kim, Byungchul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous chlorine dioxide; Blueberries; Foodborne pathogens

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BLUEBERRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PRESERVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

BLUEBERRY PLANT; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXIDES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VACCINIUM; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 34347256328     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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