Efficacy of ozone to reduce microbial populations in date fruits

Food Control

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-30

  Habibi Najafi, Mohammad B ^a   Haddad Khodaparast, M H ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Date fruits; Growth inhibition; Ozone application; Pathogenic organisms

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 47649093088     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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