Application of polylactic acid coating with antimicrobials in reduction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella stanley on apples

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Jin, Tony ^a   Niemira, Brendan A ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Apple; Coating; Pathogens; PLA

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZOIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER; SORBIC ACID;

APPLE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; FRUIT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EDETIC ACID; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; FOODBORNE DISEASES; FRUIT; LACTIC ACID; MALUS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; POLYMERS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SODIUM BENZOATE; SORBIC ACID; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MALUS X DOMESTICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR STANLEY;

EID: 79955035055     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2011.02052.x     Document Type: Article

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