Reduction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on radish seeds by sequential application of aqueous chlorine dioxide and dry-heat treatment

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 424-429

  Bang, J ^a   Kim, H ^a,b   Beuchat, L R ^c   Kim, Y ^d   Ryu, J H ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chlorine dioxide; Dry heat treatment; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Radish seed

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT TREATMENT; SEED;

% REDUCTIONS; DRY HEAT; DRY HEAT TREATMENT; E.COLI O157:H7; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; GERMINATION RATES; PARTIAL DRYING; RADISH SEED; SEQUENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SEQUENTIAL TREATMENTS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

CHLORINE DIOXIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHLORINE; FECAL COLIFORM; GERMINATION; HEATING; OPTIMIZATION; PATHOGEN; REDUCTION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; ROOT VEGETABLE; SANITATION; SEED; SEED TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GERMINATION; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; RADISH; YEAST;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 80052623487     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2011.03125.x     Document Type: Article

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