Bacterial spore inactivation induced by cold plasma

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 16, 2019, Pages 2562-2572

  Liao, Xinyu ^a,b,c   Muhammad, Aliyu Idris ^a,b,d   Chen, Shiguo ^a,b   Hu, Yaqin ^a,b   Ye, Xingqian ^a,b   Liu, Donghong ^a,b,c   Ding, Tian ^a,b,c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cold plasma; factors; inactivation mechanisms; kinetic models; spore inactivation

Indexed keywords

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETIC THEORY;

COLD PLASMAS; FACTORS; INACTIVATION MECHANISMS; KINETIC MODELS; SPORE INACTIVATION;

SPOILAGE;

BACTERIAL SPORE; COLD STRESS; HUMAN TISSUE; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; PHARMACOLOGY; PLASMA GAS;

FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; PLASMA GASES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 85071986965     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2018.1460797     Document Type: Review

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