Inactivation of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium on fresh produce by cold atmospheric gas plasma technology

Food Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-29

  Fernandez A ^a   Noriega, E ^b   Thompson, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cold atmospheric gas plasma; Fresh produce; Microbial inactivation; Salmonella Typhimurium

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; COLD; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRAGARIA; GAS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LETTUCE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; POTATO; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

COLD TEMPERATURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRAGARIA; GASES; LETTUCE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NITROGEN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; LACTUCA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84868462964     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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