Effects of UV-C treatment on inactivation of Escherichia coli O157: H7, microbial loads, and quality of button mushrooms

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-125

  Guan, Wenqiang ^a   Fan, Xuetong ^b   Yan, Ruixiang ^a  

^a National Engineering and Technology Research Center for Preservation of Agricultural Products   (China)

^b EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Color; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Mushrooms; Ultraviolet treatment

Indexed keywords

AGARICUS BISPORUS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 82155185156     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2011.05.017     Document Type: Article

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