Listeria monocytogenes survival of UV-C radiation is enhanced by presence of sodium chloride, organic food material and by bacterial biofilm formation

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-73

  Bernbom, N ^a   Vogel, B F ^a,b   Gram, L ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b The Danish Environmental Protection Agency EPA   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adhesion on stainless steel; Listeria monocytogenes; Surface disinfection; UV C radiation

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; BROTH DILUTION; FISH; FOOD PROCESSING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC FOOD; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REDUCTION KINETICS; SALMON; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SEAFOOD; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STAINLESS STEEL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 79955045316     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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