Dynamics of low (1-4 cells) vs high populations of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella Typhimurium in fresh-cut salads and their sterile liquid or solidified extracts

Food Control

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 318-327

  Manios, Stavros G ^a,b   Konstantinidis, Nikolaos ^b   Gounadaki, Antonia S ^b   Skandamis, Panagiotis N ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cabbage; Fresh produce; Growth; Lettuce; Listeria; Microbial interaction; Salmonella; Single cell variability; Stochastic modeling; Structure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; LACTUCA; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84866983377     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.04.023     Document Type: Article

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