Elimination of Aspergillus parasiticus from nut surface with low pressure cold plasma (LPCP) treatment

Food Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 626-632

  Basaran, Pervin ^a   Basaran Akgul, Nese ^b   Oksuz, Lutfi ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Decontamination; Nuts; Plasma

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; FOOD CONTROL; FREEZING; FUNGUS SPORE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAZELNUT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUT; PEANUT; PISTACHIO; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AFLATOXINS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CORYLUS; DECONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NUTS; PISTACIA; REFRIGERATION; SPORES, FUNGAL; STERILIZATION; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; CORYLUS; FUNGI; PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 43049143468     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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