Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and aerobic microorganisms in romaine lettuce packaged in a commercial polyethylene terephthalate container using atmospheric Cold Plasma

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 35-43

  Min, Sea C ^a,b   Roh, Si Hyeon ^a,b   Boyd, Glenn ^a   Sites, Joseph E ^a   Uknalis, Joseph ^a   Fan, Xuetong ^a   Niemira, Brendan A ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cold plasma; Dielectric barrier discharge; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Lettuce; Nonthermal processing

Indexed keywords

PLASMA GAS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE;

BACTERIAL COUNT; DRUG EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTROL; LETTUCE; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASMA GAS;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LETTUCE; PLASMA GASES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 85009154386     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: 19449097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-16-148     Document Type: Article

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