Efficacy Of integrated treatment of Uv light and low-dose gamma irradiation on inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and salmonella enterica on grape tomatoes

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Mukhopadhyay, S ^a   Ukuku, D ^b   Fan, X ^a   Juneja, V K ^a  

^a Residue Chemistry and Predicdive Microbiology Research Unit   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

E. coli O157:H7; Gamma irradiation; Integrated treatment; Salmonella; Tomato; UV light

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COLD; E. COLI O157:H7; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD IRRADIATION; FRUIT; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; INTEGRATED TREATMENT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOMATO; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

E. COLI O157:H7; GAMMA IRRADIATION; INTEGRATED TREATMENT; SALMONELLA; TOMATO; UV LIGHT;

COLD TEMPERATURE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FRUIT; GAMMA RAYS; LINEAR MODELS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; VITACEAE;

EID: 84880606328     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.12154     Document Type: Article

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