Eradication of high viable loads of Listeria monocytogenes contaminating food-contact surfaces

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue JUL, 2015, Pages

  de Candia, Silvia ^a   Morea, Maria ^a   Baruzzi, Federico ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross contamination; Food plant sanitation; Food contact surfaces; Foodborne pathogens; Ozone processing; Psychrotrophic bacteria

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ERADICATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD POISONING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OZONE THERAPY;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84938840350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00733     Document Type: Article

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