Efficacy of ultraviolet light exposure against survival of listeria monocytogenes on conveyor belts

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 737-740

  Morey, Amit ^a   McKee, Shelly R ^a   Dickson, James S ^b   Singh, Manpreet ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MACHINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTION; ELASTOMERS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; POLYURETHANES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 77953736247     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2009.0464     Document Type: Article

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