Ultraviolet-C light inactivation of Penicillium expansum on fruit surfaces

Food Control

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 297-303

  Syamaladevi, Roopesh M ^a   Adhikari, Achyut ^a   Lupien, Shari L ^a   Dugan, Frank ^a   Bhunia, Kanishka ^a   Dhingra, Amit ^a   Sablani, Shyam S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue mold; Hydrophobicity; Inactivation kinetics; Pathogenicity; Surface energy; Surface roughness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907661812     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.09.006     Document Type: Article

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