Evaluation of silver-infused polylactide films for inactivation of Salmonella and feline calicivirus in vitro and on fresh-cut vegetables

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-94

  Martinez Abad A ^a   Ocio, M J ^a,b   Lagaron J M ^a   Sanchez G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active packaging; Antimicrobial activity; Norovirus; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIDE; SILVER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SAFETY; FRESH CUT VEGETABLE; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTUCE; PEPPER; POTENTIOMETRY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; VEGETABLE; VESIVIRUS; VIRUS INACTIVATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 84873170799     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.12.024     Document Type: Article

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