Dielectric barrier discharge atmospheric cold plasma inhibits Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, and Tulane virus in Romaine lettuce

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 237, Issue , 2016, Pages 114-120

  Min, Sea C ^a,b   Roh, Si Hyeon ^a,b   Niemira, Brendan A ^a   Sites, Joseph E ^a   Boyd, Glenn ^a   Lacombe, Alison ^c  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

^c National College of Natural Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold plasma; E. coli O157:H7; L. monocytogenes; Romaine lettuce; Salmonella; Tulane virus

Indexed keywords

NYLON; POLYETHYLENE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; OXYGEN; PLASMA GAS; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE ATMOSPHERIC COLD PLASMA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERIC PACKAGING; MOISTURE VAPORIZATION; NONHUMAN; PETRI DISH; ROMAINE LETTUCE; SALMONELLA; TULANE VIRUS; VIRAL PLAQUE ASSAY; VIRUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; CALICIVIRIDAE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; LETTUCE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHARMACOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLASMA GAS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CALICIVIRIDAE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LETTUCE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; OXYGEN; PLANT LEAVES; PLASMA GASES; PLASTICS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84983315411     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.08.025     Document Type: Article

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