Modeling the pulsed light inactivation of microorganisms naturally occurring on vegetable substrates

Food Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1170-1174

  Izquier, Adriana ^a   Gómez López, Vicente M ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Microbial inactivation; Pulsed light; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVALUATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; VEGETABLE;

BACTERIA; FOOD PRESERVATION; LIGHT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; VEGETABLES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; DAUCUS CAROTA; LACTUCA;

EID: 79957951935     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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