Laboratory and pilot-scale dead-end ultrafiltration concentration of sanitizer-free and chlorinated lettuce wash water for improved detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1260-1268

  Magaña, Sonia ^a   Schlemmer, Sarah M ^a   Davidson, Gordon R ^b,c   Ryser, Elliot T ^b   Lim, Daniel V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; FRESH WATER;

ANALYSIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; DEVICES; DRUG EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; EVALUATION STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY; LETTUCE; MICROBIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; ULTRAFILTRATION; UNITED STATES;

CHLORINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; LETTUCE; PILOT PROJECTS; ULTRAFILTRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921683840     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-13-421     Document Type: Article

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