UV-C inactivation of Escherichia coli and dose uniformity on apricot fruit in a commercial setting.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Yan, Ruixiang; Mattheis, James; Gurtler, Joshua; Sites, Joseph; Fan, Xuetong
- Source
- Postharvest Biology & Technology. Sep2014, Vol. 95, p46-49. 4p.
- Subject
- *ULTRAVIOLET radiation
*ESCHERICHIA coli
*APRICOT
*FRUIT industry
*FRUIT microbiology
- Language
- ISSN
- 0925-5214
Highlights: [•] E. coli ATCC 25922 can serve as a suitable surrogate for E. coli O157:H7. [•] UV-C reduces E. coli on apricots by less than 1 log CFU/g in the commercial setting. [•] Fruit received largely varying UV-C doses at different surface locations. [•] A fruit rotation device is needed for more uniform UV-C dosage to fruit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]