Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica and Shigella flexneri on spinach leaves by X-ray

Food Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-28

  Mahmoud, Barakat S M ^a   Bachman, Gary ^a   Linton, Richard H ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E. coli O157:H7; Foodborne pahogens; Inactivation; L. monocytogenes; S. enterica; Shigella flexneri; Spinach leaves; X ray

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; EVALUATION; FOOD IRRADIATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SPINACH; X RAY;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD IRRADIATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLANT LEAVES; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SPINACIA OLERACEA; X-RAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 70449109336     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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