Effective inactivation of food pathogens Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica by combined treatment of hypericin-based photosensitization and high power pulsed light

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1144-1151

  Kairyte, K ^a   Lapinskas, S ^a   Gudelis, V ^b   Luksiene, Z ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b Institute of Mathematics   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial treatment; High power pulsed light; Hypericin; Listeria monocytogenes; Photosensitization; Salmonella enterica

Indexed keywords

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENS; SALMONELLA;

ANTIMICROBIAL TREATMENT; COMBINED TREATMENT; GRAM POSITIVE; HIGH POWER; HIGH POWER PULSED LIGHT; HYPERICINS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PHOTOSENSITISATION; PULSED LIGHT; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

LISTERIA;

HYPERICIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH POWER PULSED LIGHT; IN VITRO STUDY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; TIME;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84860840039     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05296.x     Document Type: Article

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