Effectiveness of commercial household steam cleaning systems in reducing the populations of Listeria monocytogenes and spoilage bacteria on inoculated pork skin surfaces

LWT

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 295-302

  Trivedi, S ^a   Reynolds, A E ^b   Chen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Household steam cleaning systems; Listeria monocytogenes; Pork skin; Steam pasteurization; Total aerobic and thermoduric bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FOOD PROCESSING; MEATS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REDUCTION;

HOUSEHOLD STEAM CLEANER; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; STEAM PASTEURIZATION; THERMODURIC BACTERIA;

CLEANING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SUIDAE;

EID: 36048971969     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2007.02.017     Document Type: Article

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