Potentiating the heat inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground beef patties by natural antimicrobials

Escherichia coli O157: H7 (EHEC) is a major foodborne pathogen largely transmitted to humans through the consumption of undercooked ground beef. This study investigated the efficacy of two food-grade, plant-derived antimicrobials, namely rutin (RT), and resveratrol (RV) with or without chitosan (CH)...

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Main Authors: Meera eSurendran Nair, Patrick eLau, Kaylin eBelskie, Chi-hung eChen, Samantha eFancher, Deepti Prasad Karumathil, Hsin-Bai eYin, Yanyan eLiu, Fulin eMa, Indu eUpadhyaya, Abhinav eUpadhyay, Richard eMancini, Kumar eVenkitanarayanan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00015/full