Inactivation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104: H4 using cold atmospheric pressure plasma

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 275-279

  Baier, Matthias ^a   Janßen, Traute ^b   Wieler, Lothar H ^b   Ehlbeck, Jörg ^c   Knorr, Dietrich ^d   Schlüter, Oliver ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibacterial treatment; Corn salad; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Food safety; Fresh produce; Plasma jet

Indexed keywords

ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACTERIA; FLOW OF GASES; FOOD SAFETY; MICROORGANISMS; PATHOGENS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA JETS;

ANTIBACTERIAL TREATMENT; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMA JETS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMAS; CORN SALAD; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; FRESH PRODUCE; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

POLYSACCHARIDE; PLASMA GAS; SHIGA TOXIN;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COLD PLASMA; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNSALAD; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GAS FLOW; GEL; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLASMA; PLASMA GAS; SEROTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; BIOSYNTHESIS; COLD; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD SAFETY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ZEA MAYS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COLD TEMPERATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLASMA GASES; SHIGA TOXIN; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84938285707     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: 13474421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2015.01.003     Document Type: Article

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