Membrane damage and viability loss of Escherichia coli K-12 in apple juice treated with radio frequency electric field

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 684-690

  Ukuku, Dike O ^a   Geveke, David J ^a   Cooke, Peter ^a   Zhang, Howard Q ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 41849126759     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.4.684     Document Type: Article

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