E. Coli O157: H7 Population Reduction from Alfalfa Seeds with Malic Acid and Thiamine Dilauryl Sulfate and Quality Evaluation of the Resulting Sprouts

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Fransisca, Lilia ^a   Park, Hee Kyung ^b   Feng, Hao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Sanigen Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alfalfa sprout; E. coli; Malic acid; Surfactant; Thiamine dilauryl sulfate

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; DODECYL SULFATE; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; MALIC ACID; MALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIAMINE;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; EVALUATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRODUCT SAFETY;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISINFECTANTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GERMINATION; MALATES; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SEEDS; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; THIAMINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 84862801747     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2011.02553.x     Document Type: Article

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