Escherichia coli O157:H7 Biofilm formation on romaine lettuce and spinach leaf surfaces reduces efficacy of irradiation and sodium hypochlorite washes

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Niemira, Brendan A ^a   Cooke, Peter H ^b  

^a Food Safety Intervention Technologies Research Unit   (United States)

^b EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Biofilm; E. coli O157: H7; Irradiation; Nonthermal processing

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD IRRADIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LETTUCE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPINACH; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE; DRUG EFFECTS; PROCEDURES;

BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LETTUCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLANT LEAVES; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SPINACIA OLERACEA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 77956099271     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01650.x     Document Type: Article

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