Effectiveness of a peracetic acid-based disinfectant against spores of Bacillus cereus under different environmental conditions

Food Control

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-7

  Sudhaus, Nadine ^a   Nagengast, Helga ^a   Pina Pérez, Maria Consuelo ^b   Martínez, Antonio ^b   Klein, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Disinfection; Peracetic acid; Spores; Sporicidal effect; Suspension test

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887604363     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.09.063     Document Type: Article

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