Atmospheric cold plasma inactivation of Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Listeria monocytogenes inoculated on fresh produce

Food Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 109-116

  Ziuzina, D ^a   Patil, S ^a   Cullen, P J ^a,b   Keener, K M ^c   Bourke, P ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric cold plasma; Decontamination efficacy; Fresh produce; Ozone; Pathogenic bacteria

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION STUDY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRAGARIA; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; TOMATO;

ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRAGARIA; FRUIT; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84897415533     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2014.02.007     Document Type: Article

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