A gaseous acetic acid treatment to disinfect fenugreek seeds and black pepper inoculated with pathogenic and spoilage bacteria

Food Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 226-230

  Nei, Daisuke ^a   Enomoto, Katsuyoshi ^b   Nakamura, Nobutaka ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Daisey Machinery Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Fenugreek; Salmonella; Spice

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PIPER NIGRUM; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

ACETIC ACID; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GAS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BLACK PEPPER; CHEMISTRY; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; EVALUATION STUDY; GAS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PHARMACOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PROCEDURES; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR ENTERITIDIS; TRIGONELLA;

ACETIC ACID; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GASES; PIPER NIGRUM; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SEEDS; TRIGONELLA;

EID: 84924985959     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2015.02.011     Document Type: Article

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