Heat and lime-treatment as effective control methods for E. coli O157:H7 in organic wastes

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2692-2698

  Avery, Lisa M ^a,b   Williams, A Prysor ^a   Killham, Ken ^c   Jones, David L ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaline stabilisation; Heating; Slaughterhouse; Thermal deactivation; VTEC

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE STABILISATION; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; BIOLOGICAL RISKS; CONTROL METHODS; E. COLI O157:H7; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; HEAT-TREATMENT; LIME ADDITIONS; LOG REDUCTIONS; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC WASTES; PASTEURISATION; PATHOGEN SURVIVALS; PATHOGENIC MICRO-ORGANISMS; PRE TREATMENTS; RE GROWTHS; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; THERMAL DEACTIVATION; VTEC; WASTE SOLIDIFICATIONS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT TREATING FURNACES; HEATING; SEWAGE;

LIME;

CALCIUM OXIDE;

BACTERIUM; HEATING; ORGANIC MATTER; STABILIZATION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT TREATMENT; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ABATTOIRS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CELL SURVIVAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OXIDES; SEWAGE; STERILIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 63749099835     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.12.044     Document Type: Article

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