An Enterobacteriaceae species isolated from apples controls foodborne pathogens on fresh-cut apples and peaches

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 74, Issue , 2012, Pages 118-124

  Alegre, Isabel ^a   Viñas, Inmaculada ^a   Usall, Josep ^b   Anguera, Marina ^b   Figge, Marian J ^c   Abadias, Maribel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antagonist; Biopreservation; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Listeria innocua; Minimally processed fruit; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA INNOCUA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PRUNUS PERSICA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84864752673     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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