The decontaminative effects of acidic electrolyzed water for Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella typhimurium, and Listeria monocytogenes on green onions and tomatoes with differing organic demands

Food Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 386-390

  Park, Eun Jin ^a   Alexander, Edward ^b   Taylor, Gary A ^b   Costa, Roy ^b   Kang, Dong Hyun ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Proton Labs Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidic electrolyzed water; Foodborne pathogen; Green onion; Organic matter; Tomato

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRUG RESIDUE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DISINFECTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROLYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; ONION; PH; SAFETY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TIME; TOMATO;

CHLORINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESIDUES; ELECTROLYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ONIONS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

ALLIUM CEPA; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 64449084863     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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