Effects of different sanitizing treatments on biofilms and attachment of Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes on green leaf lettuce

LWT

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 964-970

  Olmez H ^a   Temur, S D ^a  

^a MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Escherichia coli; Lettuce; Listeria monocytogenes; SEM

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BIOFILMS; DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA;

% REDUCTIONS; ACID TREATMENTS; BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BACTERIAL CELLS; E. COLI; GREEN LEAVES; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL COUNT;

LETTUCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 77949567834     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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