Thermal Inactivation of Microorganisms

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1371-1385

  Smelt, J P P M ^a   Brul, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacterial spores; D and z value; heat stress; nonlinear; sublethal; time temperature integrator

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; HEAT RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BACTERIAL SPORE; HEAT STRESS; NONLINEAR; SUBLETHAL; TIME TEMPERATURE; Z VALUE;

THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; HEAT; METHODOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84894359818     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2011.637645     Document Type: Article

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