Development of prototypes of bioactive packaging materials based on immobilized bacteriophages for control of growth of bacterial pathogens in foods

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 217, Issue , 2016, Pages 49-58

  Lone, Ayesha ^a   Anany, Hany ^a,b   Hakeem, Mohammed ^a   Aguis, Louise ^a   Avdjian, Anne Claire ^a   Bouget, Marina ^a   Atashi, Arash ^c   Brovko, Luba ^a   Rochefort, Dominic ^c   Griffiths, Mansel W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteriophages; Biocontrol; E. coli O104:H4; Immobilization; Listeria monocytogenes; RTE food

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CELLULOSE; LACTATE POTASSIUM; SODIUM DERIVATIVE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL CLEARANCE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANTALOUPE; CELL COUNT; CELL SUSPENSION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; GERMINATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; IMMOBILIZATION; INCUBATION TIME; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PACKAGING MATERIAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEALED CONTAINER; SPROUT; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; FOOD PACKAGING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUSKMELON; MYOVIRIDAE; PHARMACOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; TEMPERATURE; VIROLOGY;

ALGINATES; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CUCUMIS MELO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD STORAGE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MYOVIRIDAE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84944705064     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.10.011     Document Type: Article

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