Enhanced inactivation of salmonella and pseudomonas biofilms on stainless steel by Use of T-128, a fresh-produce washing aid, in chlorinated wash solutions

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 6789-6798

  Shen, Cangliang ^a   Luo, Yaguang ^b   Nou, Xiangwu ^b   Bauchan, Gary ^b   Zhou, Bin ^a   Wang, Qin ^a   Millner, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL POPULATIONS; CELL RESPONSE; CHLORINE SOLUTION; COLONY COUNTS; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CONTACT SURFACE; FREE CHLORINE; FRESH-CUT; HYPOCHLOROUS ACIDS; NEWPORT; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEROVAR; THOMPSON; ULTRA-SONICATION; VIABILITY STAINING; VORTEXING; WASH WATER; WASHING SOLUTION;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHLORINE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SALMONELLA; WASHING;

BIOFILMS;

DISINFECTANT AGENT; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; STAINLESS STEEL;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHLORINE; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INOCULATION; INORGANIC ACID; LEAFY VEGETABLE; ORGANIC MATTER; POPULATION STRUCTURE; STEEL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD HANDLING; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

BACTERIAL LOAD; BIOFILMS; DISINFECTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD HANDLING; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAINLESS STEEL;

LACTUCA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 84868327464     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01094-12     Document Type: Article

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