Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to UV-C light and combined UV-heat treatments at mild temperatures

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 172, Issue , 2014, Pages 30-39

  Gayan E ^a   Garcia Gonzalo D ^a   Alvarez I ^a   Condon S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Combined treatments; Liquid foods; S. aureus; Sub lethal damages; UV C light

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAT TREATMENT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

COMBINED TREATMENTS; LIQUID FOODS; S. AUREUS; SUB-LETHAL DAMAGES; UV-C LIGHT;

CELL MEMBRANE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HOT TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84890854524     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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