Consumers appreciate leafy green vegetables such as baby leaves for their convenience
and wholesomeness and for adding a variety of tastes and colors to their plate. In Western …

Escherichia coli is a common gut inhabitant, but it is usually out numbered by strictly
anaerobic bacteria. When fecal material is exposed to oxygen, fermentation acids can be …

The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) of
vanillin against Listeria monocytogenes Scott A and Escherichia coli O157: H7 was …

Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this work discusses the basic and the more recent
innovations in fresh-cut fruit and vegetable processing. It addresses scientific progress in the …

Various types of microfluidic systems have been developed to detect bacterial pathogens.
However, most of these require enrichment steps that take at least several hours when …

A kinetic study was conducted to investigate the growth of Escherichiacoli O157: H7 in
mechanically-tenderized beef meat (MTBM) inoculated and internalized with a cocktail of 5 …

Approximately 12 million US citizens consider themselves vegetarians, and 13.5 percent of
all US households claim to have at least one family member practicing some form of …

The efficacy of low wavelength ultraviolet light (UV‐C) as a disinfection process for a
scattering fluid such as skim milk was investigated in this study. UV‐C inactivation kinetics of …

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infects humans by colonizing the large
intestine, and causes kidney damage by secreting Shiga toxins (Stxs). The increased …

Aim: To determine the persistence of Escherichia coli O157 in contrasting organic wastes
spread to land and to assess the potential environmental risk associated with the disposal of …