Decontamination of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus spores on hazelnuts via atmospheric pressure fluidized bed plasma reactor

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 216, Issue , 2016, Pages 50-59

  Dasan, Beyhan Gunaydin ^a   Mutlu, Mehmet ^b   Boyaci, Ismail Hakki ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TOBB UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus parasiticus; Atmospheric pressure plasma; Decontamination; Fluidized bed reactor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE FLUIDIZED BED PLASMA REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS SPORE; HAZELNUT; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECTS; FOOD STORAGE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PHARMACOLOGY; PLASMA GAS; PROCEDURES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AFLATOXIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; PLASMA GAS;

AFLATOXINS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CORYLUS; DECONTAMINATION; FOOD STORAGE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLASMA GASES; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 84941992125     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.09.006     Document Type: Article

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