Effect of atmospheric pressure plasma jet on the foodborne pathogens attached to commercial food containers

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 8410-8415

  Kim, Hyun Joo ^a   Jayasena, Dinesh D ^b,c   Yong, Hae In ^d   Alahakoon, Amali U ^b   Park, Sanghoo ^e   Park, Jooyoung ^e   Choe, Wonho ^e   Jo, Cheorun ^d  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c UVA WELLASSA UNIVERSITY   (Sri Lanka)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^e Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure plasma; Biofilm; Food container

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOFILMS; CONTAINERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NITROGEN; PATHOGENS; PLASMA JETS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POLYPROPYLENES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SALMONELLA;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMA JETS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMAS; BACTERICIDAL EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; FOOD CONTAINERS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES (PET); SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84947485919     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: 09758402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13197-015-2003-0     Document Type: Article

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