Effect of Relative Humidity and Storage Temperature on the Behavior of Listeria monocytogenes on Fresh Vegetables

Rhoades, Jonathan/ Nastou, Aikaterini/ Smirniotis, Petros/ Likotrafiti, Eleni/ Λυκοτραφίτη, Ελένη/ Νάστου, Αικατερίνη/ Σμυρνιώτης, Πέτρος


Institution and School/Department of submitter: ΤΕΙ Θεσσαλονίκης
Keywords: Θερμοκρασία αποθήκευσης;Υγρασία;Storage temperature;Humidity;Bacterium monocytogenes
Issue Date: Nov-2013
Publisher: Wiley Periodicals
Citation: Likotrafiti, E., Smirniotis, P., Nastou, A. & Rhoades, J. (Νοέμβριος 2013). Effect of Relative Humidity and Storage Temperature on the Behavior of Listeria monocytogenes on Fresh Vegetables. Journal of Food Safety. 33(4):545-551.
Journal: Journal of Food Safety, vol. 33, no. 4, 2013
Abstract: The survival and growth of Listeria monocytogenes on fresh lettuce (Lactuca sativa), cucumber (Cucumis sativus) epidermis and parsley (Petroselinum sativum) under different relative humidity (RH) conditions and storage temperatures was studied. Inoculated vegetable pieces were stored at 10C for 7 days, 20C for 5 days, and 30C for 24 h, and at 53 and 90% RH. L. monocytogenes was enumerated periodically by plate count. L. monocytogenes did not grow on lettuce or parsley, but either declined in number or remained approximately constant. At cooler temperatures, a negative effect of low humidity on survival was observed. L. monocytogenes grew on cucumber epidermis at all three temperatures, increasing from around 4.0 to around 5.5 log cfu/cm2 when stored at 90% RH. Low RH negatively affected growth, limiting the increase to around 0.5 log cfu/cm2 in most cases.
Description: Δημοσιέυσεις μελών--ΣΤΕΓΤΕΤΡΟΔ--Τμήμα Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων, 2013
URI: http://195.251.240.227/jspui/handle/123456789/9998
Other Identifiers: 10.1111/jfs.12087
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfs.12087/abstract
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