SECTION I Contamination and State of Micro flora on Fruits and Vegetables |
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1 Microbial Contamination of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables |
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1 2 Produce Contamination |
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1.3 Microorganisms of Concern |
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1.4 Incidence and Association of Human Pathogens with Produce |
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1.4.1 FDA Imported Produce Survey |
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1.4.2 FDA Domestic Produce Survey |
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1.4.3 USDA Microbiological Data Program (MDP) |
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1.4.4 Produce-Associated Foodborne Illness Traceback Investigation Results |
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1.5 Potential Sources of Produce Contamination by Human Pathogens |
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1.5.1 Food Safety. Risk Factors Associated with Production of Fresh Produce |
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1.5.1.3 Wild and Domestic Animal Control |
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1.5.1.5 Harvest Operations |
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1.5.2 Food Safety Risk Factors Associated with Postharvest Handling of Produce |
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1.5.2.3 Wash and Hydrocooling Water |
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1.5.2.4 Cold Storage Facilities |
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1.5.2.5 Packaging Materials |
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1.5.2.6 Modified Atmosphere Packaging of Fresh Produce |
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1.5.2.7 Refrigerated Transport, Distribution, and Cold Storage |
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1.5.3 Food Safety Risk Factors Associated with Foodservice, Restaurant, and Retail Food Stores Handling of Produce |
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1.5.4 Consumer Handling of Produce from Purchase to Plate |
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1.6 Effective Management Strategies: Contamination Prevention and Intervention |
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1.6.1 Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) |
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1.6.2 Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) |
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1.6.3 Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) |
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1.7.1 Microbial Ecology of Human Pathogens in the Agricultural Production Environment |
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1.7.4 Proximity Risk of Potential Contaminant Sources |
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1.7.5 Intervention Strategies to Reduce the Risk of Human Pathogen Contamination of Fresh Produce |
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2 Attachment of Microorganisms to Fresh Produce |
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Robert E. Mandrell, Lisa Gorski, and Maria T. Brandl |
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2.2 Basic Anatomy and Biochemistry of Roots and Leaves |
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2.3 Microbial Flora of Plants |
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2.4 Attachment by Plant Nitrogen Fixing, Epiphytic, and Pathogenic Bacteria to Plants |
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2.4.1 Rhizobium spp. (Rhsp) |
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2.4.1.1 Two-Step Model of Attachment |
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2.4.1.2 Attachment Factors |
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2.4.2 Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Agt) |
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2.4.2.1 Agt and Rhicadhesin |
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2.4.3 Ralstonia (Pseudomonas) solanacearum (Rs) |
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2.4.3.2 Type III Secretion System (T3SS) |
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2.4.3.3 Type II Secretion System (T2SS) |
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2.4.3.4 Rs Lectins, Fimbriae, FHA |
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2.4.6 Xanthomonas campestris (Xc) |
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2.5 Fungi and Viruses and Plants |
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2.6 Potential Attachment Factors of Enteric Bacterial Pathogens for Plants |
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2.7 Attachment of Human Enteric Pathogens to Plants and other Interactions |
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2.7.1 Lettuce and E. coli O157:H7 |
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2.7.2 Tomatoes and Apples and Salmonella emerita (Se) |
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2.7.3 Sprouts and E. coli 0157 (EcO157) and Se |
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2.7.4 Cilantro and Se Thompson (SeT) |
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2.7.5 Produce Samples and L. monoutogenes (Lin) |
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2.7.6 Cantaloupe and Se, EcO157, and Lm |
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2.7.7 Arabidopsis thaliana and EcO157 and Se |
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2.7.8 PlantMicrobe Bioelms |
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3 Internalization and Infiltration |
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3.1 Overview of Internalized Microorganisms |
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3.2 Location of Internalized Organisms in Plants |
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3.3 Structures that Enable Internalization |
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3.4 Process of Internalization |
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3.5 Internal Structures of the Plant Involved in Internalization |
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3.6 Types of Internalization |
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3.6.2 Water Channels and Water Congestion |
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3.6.3 Internalization in Wounds |
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3.6.4 Infiltration of the Plant Surface by Aqueous Cell Suspensions |
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3.6.5 Events in Plant Development |
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3.7 Implications and Control |
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4 Microbial Stress Adaptation and Safety of Produce |
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Luis A. Rodriguez-Romo and Ahmed E. Yousef |
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4.1 Microbial Stress Adaptation Phenomenon |
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4.1.3 Stress Adaptation and the General Stress Response |
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4.1.4 Regulation of the General Stress Response |
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4.2 Produce Microbiota as Influenced by Stress History |
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4.2.1.1 Temperature Fluctuation |
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4.2.1.2 Ultraviolet Radiation |
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4.2.2.4 Minimal Processing |
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4.3 Microbial Stress Adaptation on Produce |
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4.4 Assessing Stress Adaptation and Associated Risks |
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SECTION II Microbial Spoilage of Fruits and Vegetables |
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5.2 Diversity of Soft-Rot Bacteria |
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5.2.1 Pectolytic Erwinia spp. |
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5.2.2 Pectolytic Fluorescent (PF) Pseudomonads |
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5.3 Factors Affecting the Survival of Soft-Rot Bacteria in Nature |
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5.3.2 Temperature and Atmospheric Conditions |
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5.3.3 Latent Infection and Internalization |
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5.4 Enzymatic and Molecular Mechanism of Tissue Maceration by Soft-Rot Bacteria |
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5.4.1 Biochemical Characterization of Pectate Lyase (PL) |
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5.4.1.1 Analysis of PL Isozymes |
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5.4.1.2 Production of Other Pectic Enzymes |
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5.4.2 PL as the Principal Tissue-Macerating Factor |
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5.4.2.1 Transposon Mutagenesis |
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5.4.2.2 Cloning and Analysis of PL Genes |
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5.4.3 Control of PL Production and Pseudomonas Rot |
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5.4.3.1 Two-Component Regulatory Gene System |
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5.4.3.2 Role of Calcium Ions |
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5.4.3.3 Use of Ion-Chelating Agents for Control of Pseudomonas Rot |
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5.5 Interactions Between Soft-Rot and Human Pathogens on Fresh Produce |
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5.5.1 Synergistic Interactions |
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5.5.2 Antagonistic Interactions |
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5.6 Selected Farm Practices for Control of Both Soft-Rot and Human Pathogens |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (7) |
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6 Microbial Spoilage of Fresh Mushrooms |
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Naveen Chikthimmah and Robert B. Beelman |
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6.1.2 Commercial Growing Practices |
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6.1.3 General Composition |
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137 | (1) |
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6.2 Microbiology of Fresh Mushrooms |
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138 | (1) |
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6.3 Spoilage of Fresh Mushrooms |
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6.3.1 Sources of Microorganisms Causing Spoilage |
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6.3.2 Cultural (Growing) Practices Favoring Spoilage |
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142 | (1) |
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6.3.3 Cultural Practices to Suppress Spoilage of Fresh Mushrooms |
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6.3.4 Postharvest Conditions Favoring Spoilage of Fresh Mushrooms |
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6.3.5 Postharvest Practices to Suppress Spoilage of Fresh Mushrooms |
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6.3.5.2 Washing Treatments |
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6.3.5.4 Pulsed Ultraviolet Light Treatment |
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7 Spoilage of Juices and Beverages by Alicyclobacillus spp. |
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7.3 Physiological and Phenotypic Characteristics |
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7.3.1 Distinguishing Features |
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7.3.2 Thermoacidophilic Growth |
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7.3.3 Alicyclic Fatty Acids in Membrane |
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7.4 Thermal Resistance Characteristics |
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7.4.2 Factors Affecting Thermal Resistance |
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7.4.3 Other Control Measures |
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7.5 Industrial Importance |
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7.5.1 Emergence as Spoilage Organisms |
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7.6 Detection and Identification |
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7.6.3 Heat Shock Conditions |
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7.6.5 Detection by Enrichment |
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7.6.6 Identification and Confirmation |
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7.7 Significance of Detection/Isolation from Foods |
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SECTION III Food Safety Issues |
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8 Interventions to Ensure the Microbial Safety of Sprouts |
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187 | (1) |
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8.2 Foodborne Illness Associated with Sprouts |
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188 | (3) |
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191 | (7) |
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8.3.1 Chemical and Physical |
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191 | (6) |
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8.4 Interventions: Sprouts |
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198 | (2) |
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8.5 Reducing the Risk of Future Outbreaks |
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200 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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9 Microbiological Safety of Fresh Citrus and Apple Juices |
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Susanne E. Keller and Arthur J. Miller |
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9.3 Physicochemical Properties and Endogenous Juice Microflora |
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213 | (3) |
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9.4 Pathogens Associated with Fresh Juice and Their Environmental Sources |
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9.4.1 Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli |
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9.4.3 Cryptosporidium parvum |
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9.4.4 Listeria monocytogenes |
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218 | (1) |
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9.6 Importance of SSOPs to HACCP |
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9.7 Application of the 5-Log Standard |
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221 | (1) |
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9.8 Intervention Treatments |
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222 | (1) |
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9.9 Other Juice HACCP Considerations |
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10 Microbiological Safety Issues of Fresh Melons |
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231 | (1) |
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Dike O. Ukuku and Gerald M. Sapers |
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10.2 Microflora of Melons |
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10.2.1 Spoilage Organisms |
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233 | (1) |
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10.2.2 Human Bacterial Pathogens |
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10.3 Factors Contributing to Melon Contamination |
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10.3.1 Preharvest and Harvest Conditions |
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10.3.2 Postharvest Conditions |
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10.3.3 Mode of Microbial Attachment to Melons |
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10.4 Efficacy of Conventional Washing |
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10.4.1 Washing in the Packinghouse |
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10.4.2 Laboratory-Scale Washing Studies |
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10.5 Novel Disinfection Treatments |
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10.6 Issues with Fresh-Cut Melons |
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10.6.1 Transfer of Bacteria from Rind to Flesh |
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10.6.2 Outgrowth on Flesh |
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10.6.3 Suppression of Outgrowth |
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244 | (1) |
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10.7 Methodology for Microbiological Evaluation of Melons |
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244 | (2) |
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247 | (6) |
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11.5 Occurrence and Behavior of Human Pathogens in Fresh-Cut Vegetables |
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257 | (2) |
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11.6 Interactions Between Microorganisms and Plant Tissues |
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12 Outbreaks Associated with Cyclospora and Cryptosporidium |
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Ynes R. Ortega and Charles R. Sterling |
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12.2 Overview of the Parasites |
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12.3 Sources of Contamination |
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12.4 Description of the Foodborne Outbreaks for Both Parasites |
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12.5 Detection and Enumeration Methodologies |
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271 | (2) |
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12.6 Interventions for Decontamination |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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Lauren Jackson and Mary Ann Dombrink-Kurtzman |
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13.2.2 Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC) |
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13.2.3 Gas Chromatography (GC) |
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13.2.4 Liquid Chromatography (LC) |
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13.2.5 Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary Chromatography(MECC) |
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13.3 Toxicological Effects of Patulin |
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13.3.2 Acute Toxicity Studies |
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13.3.3 Immunotoxicity Studies |
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13.3.4 Reproductive Toxicity and Teratogenicity Studies |
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13.3.5 Genotoxicity Studies |
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13.3.6 Carcinogenicity Studies |
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13.3.7 Mechanism(s) of Toxicity |
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288 | (1) |
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13.5 Fungal Species Producing Patulin in Foods |
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288 | (1) |
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13.6 Natural Occurrence of P. expansum and Patulin in Fruits and Vegetables |
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13.7 Factors Affecting Patulin Production |
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13.7.2 Physical, Chemical, and Microbial Properties of Apples |
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291 | (1) |
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13.7.3 Environmental Factors |
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292 | (1) |
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13.8 Approaches for Controlling Patulin Levels |
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13.8.4.2 Washing Treatments |
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13.8.4.3 Culling, Sorting, and Trimming |
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13.8.4.4 Chemical, Heat, and Biological Control, and Irradiation Treatments |
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13.8.4.6 Controls for Processed Apple Products |
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14 Safety of Minimally Processed, Acidified, and Fermented Vegetable Products |
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313 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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14.2 Vegetable Microflora |
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314 | (4) |
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14.2.1 Washing Procedures |
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316 | (1) |
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14.2.2 Biocontrol in Minimally Processed Vegetable Products |
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316 | (2) |
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14.3 Fermented Vegetables |
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318 | (1) |
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14.3.1 Fermentation Chemistry |
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319 | (1) |
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14.4 Acidified Vegetables |
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319 | (3) |
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14.4.1 Definitions and Regulations for Acid and Acidified Foods |
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320 | (1) |
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14.4.2 Pathogenic Bacteria |
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321 | (1) |
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14.5 Organic Acids and Destruction of Pathogens |
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322 | (5) |
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14.5.1 Specific Effects of Acids |
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323 | (2) |
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14.5.2 Genetic Regulation of Acid Resistance |
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325 | (2) |
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327 | (1) |
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327 | (12) |
SECTION IV Interventions to Reduce Spoilage and Risk of Foodborne Illness |
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15 HACCP: A Process Control Approach for Fruit and Vegetable Safety |
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339 | (204) |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (2) |
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15.3 Applying the HACCP Concept |
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342 | (1) |
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15.4 Prerequisites for HACCP |
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343 | (1) |
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15.5 Planning and Conducting an HACCP Study |
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344 | (1) |
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15.6 Conducting a Hazard Analysis/Risk Assessment Study (HACCP Principle 1) |
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345 | (2) |
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15.7 Using SPC to Ensure HACCP Control |
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347 | (1) |
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15.8 Identifying and Stabilizing Variability at CCPs (HACCP Principle 2) |
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348 | (3) |
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15.9 Conducting Process Capability Analyses to Verify Critical Limits (HACCP Principle 3) |
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351 | (3) |
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15.10 Establishing SPC Monitoring Procedures (HACCP Principle 4) |
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354 | (2) |
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15.11 Determining Corrective Action Procedures (HACCP Principle 5) |
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356 | (1) |
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15.12 Confirming HACCP Implementation Through Verification Activities (HACCP Principle 6) |
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357 | (2) |
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15.13 Establishing Documentation and Record Keeping (HACCP Principle 7) |
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359 | (2) |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (3) |
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16 Effect of Quality Sorting and Culling on the Microbiological Quality of Fresh Produce |
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365 | (1) |
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365 | (1) |
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366 | (1) |
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16.3 Effectiveness of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) |
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366 | (1) |
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16.4 Effectiveness of Sorting and Sorting Methods |
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367 | (3) |
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16.5 Impact on Food Safety |
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370 | (1) |
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371 | (4) |
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17 Washing and Sanitizing Treatments for Fruits and Vegetables |
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375 | (1) |
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376 | (1) |
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17.2 Conventional Washing Technology |
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376 | (11) |
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376 | (1) |
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376 | (1) |
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17.2.1.2 Alternatives to Chlorine |
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378 | (5) |
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383 | (1) |
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17.2.2.1 Types of Washers |
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383 | (1) |
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17.2.2.2 Efficacy of Washers |
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385 | (2) |
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17.2.3 Factors Limiting the Efficacy of Washing |
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387 | (1) |
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17.3 Novel Washing Technology |
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387 | (4) |
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387 | (1) |
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17.3.2 Trisodium Phosphate and Other Alkaline Washing Agents |
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388 | (1) |
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389 | (1) |
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17.3.4 Other Experimental Antimicrobial Washing Agents |
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390 | (1) |
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17.3.5 Synergistic Treatment Combinations |
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390 | (1) |
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17.4 Foodservice and Home Applications |
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391 | (3) |
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17.4.1 FDA Recommendations |
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391 | (1) |
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392 | (1) |
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17.4.3 Commercial Equipment and Wash Formulations for Home or Foodservice Use |
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393 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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394 | (7) |
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18 Gas/Vapor-Phase Sanitation (Decontamination) Treatments |
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401 | (1) |
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Richard H. Linton, Yingchang Han, Travis L. Selby, and Philip E. Nelson |
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402 | (1) |
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18.2 Chlorine Dioxide Gas |
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402 | (12) |
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18.2.1 Physical, Chemical, and Safety Properties of C10, Gas |
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402 | (2) |
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18.2.2 Antimicrobial Properties of Aqueous and Gaseous C102 |
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404 | (1) |
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18.2.3 C102 Gas Generation |
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404 | (3) |
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18.2.4 General Gas/Vapor Treatment Systems |
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407 | (2) |
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18.2.5 Mechanisms for Microbial Inactivation |
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409 | (1) |
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18.2.6 Factors Influencing ClO2 Gas Treatment |
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409 | (3) |
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18.2.7 Efficacy in Reducing Microorganisms on Different Produce Surfaces |
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412 | (2) |
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18.2.8 Effects of ClO2 Gas Treatment on Quality of Produce |
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414 | (1) |
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414 | (8) |
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18.3.1 Properties of Ozone |
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414 | (1) |
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18.3.2 Potential Applications of Ozone in the Food Industry |
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415 | (1) |
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18.3.3 Generation of Ozone |
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415 | (1) |
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416 | (1) |
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18.3.5 Mechanisms of Inactivation of Microbes |
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417 | (1) |
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18.3.6 Factors Influencing Sanitation Treatment by Ozone Gas |
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417 | (1) |
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18.3.7 Efficacy in Reducing Foodborne Microorganisms on Produce Surfaces |
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418 | (3) |
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18.3.8 Effects of Ozone Gas Treatments on Quality of Fruits and Vegetables |
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421 | (1) |
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18.4 Allyl Isothiocyanate Gas |
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422 | (1) |
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422 | (1) |
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18.4.2 Mechanisms and Factors Influencing Sanitation Treatment |
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422 | (1) |
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18.4.3 Efficacy in Reducing Foodborne Pathogens on Produce Surfaces |
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422 | (1) |
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18.4.4 Effects of AITC Vapor Treatment on Quality of Fruits and Vegetables |
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422 | (1) |
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423 | (3) |
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18.5.1 Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor |
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423 | (1) |
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424 | (1) |
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18.5.3 Other Natural Plant Volatiles |
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425 | (1) |
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18.6 Present and Future Applications of Gaseous/Vapor-Phase Antimicrobials for Decontamination of Fresh Produce |
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426 | (1) |
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18.7 Regulatory Considerations |
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427 | (1) |
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428 | (9) |
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19 Modified Atmosphere Packaging |
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437 | (1) |
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B.G. Werner and J.H. Hotchkiss |
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437 | (2) |
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438 | (1) |
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19.2 Antimicrobial Activity of MAP Gases |
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439 | (2) |
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439 | (1) |
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19.2.2 Superatmospheric O2 |
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440 | (1) |
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19.3 Packaging and Films for MAP Produce Systems |
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441 | (4) |
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19.3.1 Film Permeability and CO2/O2 Permselectivity |
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441 | (1) |
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19.3.2 Active Packaging: Antimicrobial Films |
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442 | (1) |
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19.3.2.1 Synthetic Polymer Films |
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442 | (1) |
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19.3.2.2 Edible and Biodegradable Films |
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443 | (2) |
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19.4 An Integrated Approach: Multiple Barriers and MAP |
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445 | (3) |
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445 | (1) |
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19.4.2 Biopreservation and Protective Cultures |
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445 | (2) |
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19.4.3 O2/CO2 Absorbers and Generators |
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447 | (1) |
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19.4.4 Pretreatments and Miscellaneous Strategies |
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447 | (1) |
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19.5 Microbiology of Map Fruits and Vegetables |
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448 | (7) |
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19.5.1 Minimally Processed Fruits and Vegetables |
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448 | (2) |
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19.5.2 Spoilage Organisms and Commodity Shelf Life |
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450 | (1) |
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19.5.3 Pathogenic Organisms and Shelf Life |
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451 | (1) |
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19.5.3.1 Food Safety Risk of MAP Produce |
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451 | (1) |
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19.5.3.2 Psychrotrophic Pathogens |
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452 | (1) |
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19.5.3.3 Other Pathogens of Concern |
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453 | (1) |
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19.5.4 Microbial Ecology of MAP Systeins |
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454 | (1) |
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19.6 Mathematical Predictive Modeling |
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455 | (1) |
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456 | (1) |
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456 | (5) |
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20 Hot Water Treatments for Control of Fungal Decay on Fresh Produce |
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461 | (1) |
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461 | (2) |
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463 | (1) |
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464 | (6) |
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464 | (1) |
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465 | (4) |
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469 | (1) |
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470 | (2) |
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472 | (1) |
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472 | (1) |
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472 | (7) |
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21 Surface Pasteurization with Hot Water and Steam |
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479 | (1) |
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Bassam A. Annous and Michael F. Kozempel |
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479 | (1) |
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21.2 Surface Pasteurization with Hot Water |
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480 | (3) |
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21.3 Surface Pasteurization with Steam |
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483 | (10) |
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21.3.1 Thermosafe Process |
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485 | (1) |
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21.3.1.1 Process Operation |
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485 | (1) |
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21.3.1.2 Process Effectiveness |
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485 | (1) |
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486 | (1) |
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21.3.2 University of Bristol Process |
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486 | (1) |
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21.3.2.1 Process Operation |
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486 | (1) |
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21.3.2.2 Process Effectiveness |
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486 | (1) |
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487 | (1) |
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21.3.3 Ventilex Continuous Steam Sterilizing System |
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487 | (1) |
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21.3.3.1 Process Operation |
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487 | (1) |
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21.3.3.2 Process Effectiveness |
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487 | (1) |
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488 | (1) |
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21.3.4 VacuumSteamVacuum (VSV) Process |
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488 | (1) |
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21.3.4.1 Process Operation |
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491 | (1) |
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21.3.4.2 Process Effectiveness |
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491 | (1) |
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493 | (1) |
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493 | (1) |
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494 | (3) |
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22 Novel Nonthermal Treatments |
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497 | (1) |
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Dongsheng Guan and Dallas G. Hoover |
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498 | (1) |
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22.1.1 Nonthermal Processing Methods |
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498 | (1) |
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22.1.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Application |
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498 | (1) |
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22.2 High Hydrostatic Pressure Processing (HPP) |
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499 | (6) |
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499 | (1) |
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22.2.1.1 Definition and Historical Perspective |
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499 | (1) |
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500 | (1) |
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22.2.1.3 Critical Processing Factors |
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500 | (1) |
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22.2.2 Inactivation of Problematic Microorganisms |
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501 | (1) |
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22.2.2.1 Spores and Vegetative Bacteria |
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501 | (1) |
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504 | (1) |
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505 | (1) |
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505 | (1) |
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505 | (4) |
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505 | (1) |
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22.3.2 Application to Fruits, Vegetables, and Juices |
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506 | (1) |
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22.3.2.1 Spores and Vegetative Bacteria |
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506 | (1) |
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508 | (1) |
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508 | (1) |
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509 | (1) |
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22.4 Pulsed Electric Fields in Juice Processing |
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509 | (3) |
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509 | (2) |
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22.4.2 Application to Juices |
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511 | (1) |
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512 | (1) |
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22.5 Ultrasonic Waves for Preservation of Fruit and Vegetable Products |
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512 | (2) |
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22.5.1 Introduction and Description of Process |
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512 | (1) |
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22.5.2 Microbial Inactivation |
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513 | (1) |
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514 | (1) |
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514 | (2) |
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514 | (1) |
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22.6.2 Application as a Novel Disinfectant for Fruits and Vegetables |
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515 | (1) |
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516 | (1) |
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22.7 Final Remarks and Future Perspectives |
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516 | (1) |
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517 | (1) |
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517 | (6) |
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23 Biological Control of Microbial Spoilage of Fresh Produce |
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523 | (1) |
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Julien Mercier and Pamela G. Marrone |
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523 | (1) |
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23.2 Approaches to Biocontrol in Postharvest Situations |
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524 | (4) |
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23.2.1 Use of Naturally Occurring Antagonists for Colonization of Infection Sites |
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524 | (1) |
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23.2.1.1 Postharvest Applications |
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524 | (1) |
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23.2.1.2 Preharvest Applications |
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525 | (1) |
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23.2.1.3 Possible Mechanisms for Biocontrol |
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526 | (1) |
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23.2.2 Use of Mutant Pathogen Strains |
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527 | (1) |
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23.2.3 Biological Fumigation |
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528 | (1) |
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23.3 Advantages and Limitations of Postharvest Biocontrol |
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528 | (2) |
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23.3.1 Advantages of Postharvest Biocontrol |
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528 | (1) |
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23.3.2 Disadvantages of Biocontrol Agents |
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529 | (1) |
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23.4 Enhancing Biocontrol Activity |
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530 | (3) |
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23.4.1 In Combination with Other Treatments |
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530 | (1) |
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23.4.2 Improvement in Formulation |
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531 | (1) |
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23.4.3 Screening and Selection of the Microorganism |
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532 | (1) |
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23.4.4 Collaborative Research Among Industry, University Researchers, Government, and Growers/Packers |
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532 | (1) |
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23.5 Regulatory Process for Biocontrol Agents |
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533 | (1) |
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23.5.1 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
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533 | (1) |
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23.5.2 California and International Regulations |
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534 | (1) |
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534 | (1) |
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535 | (8) |
SECTION V Microbiological Evaluation of Fruits and Vegetables |
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24 Sampling, Detection, and Enumeration of Pathogenic and Spoilage Microorganisms |
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543 | (78) |
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543 | (2) |
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24.2 Pathogen or Spoilage Microorganism Under Study |
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545 | (6) |
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24.2.1 Media for Routine Microbiological Analyses |
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546 | (2) |
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24.2.2 Selection of Test Strains for Sanitizes Efficacy and Challenge Studies |
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548 | (3) |
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24.3 Types of Produce and Methods for Preparing Samples |
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551 | (5) |
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24.4 Procedures for Inoculation |
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556 | (1) |
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24.5 Efficiency of Retrieval |
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557 | (1) |
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24.6 Efficacy of Decontamination Treatment |
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558 | (1) |
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24.7 Procedures for Detection and Enumeration |
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558 | (1) |
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24.8 Number of Samples Analyzed and Reporting the Results |
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559 | (2) |
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561 | (4) |
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25 Rapid Detection of Microbial Contaminants |
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565 | (1) |
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565 | (1) |
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25.2 Sample Preparation and Treatments |
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566 | (1) |
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25.3 Total Viable Cell Count Methodologies |
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567 | (5) |
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25.4 Advances in Miniaturization and Diagnostic Kits |
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572 | (3) |
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25.5 Immunological Testing |
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575 | (4) |
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25.6 Instrumentation and Biomass Measurements |
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579 | (4) |
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583 | (5) |
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588 | (2) |
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25.9 U.S., World Market, and Testing Trends (1999-2008) |
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590 | (2) |
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25.10 Predictions of the Future |
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592 | (1) |
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593 | (1) |
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593 | (2) |
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26 Methods in Microscopy for the Visualization of Bacteria and Their Behavior on Plants |
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595 | (1) |
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Maria T. Brandl and J.-M. Monier |
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596 | (1) |
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26.2 Visualization of Bacteria on Plants: Available Tools |
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596 | (4) |
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26.2.1 Labeling of Bacteria with Fluorescent Proteins |
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596 | (2) |
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26.2.2 Labeling of Bacteria with Dyes and Fluorescent Conjugates |
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598 | (2) |
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600 | (12) |
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26.3.1 Spatial Distribution |
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600 | (2) |
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26.3.2 CellCell Interactions |
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602 | (2) |
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26.3.3 Measurement of Biological Parameters |
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604 | (1) |
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26.3.3.1 Kogure Assay for Cell Viability |
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605 | (1) |
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26.3.3.2 Indicators of Membrane Integrity |
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606 | (1) |
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26.3.3.3 GFP Fluorescence and Cell Viability |
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607 | (1) |
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26.3.3.4 Other Fluorescent Indicators of Bacterial Physiology |
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607 | (1) |
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26.3.4 Bacterial Gene Expression In Situ on Plants |
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608 | (1) |
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26.3.4.1 GFP as a Reporter of Gene Expression |
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608 | (1) |
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26.3.4.2 Practical Note on the Use of GFP for Gene Expression Measurements |
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610 | (1) |
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26.3.4.3 FISH for the Detection of Bacterial mRNA |
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611 | (1) |
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26.3.4.4 Immunolabeling of Gene Products |
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611 | (1) |
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26.4 Other Types of Microscopy |
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612 | (2) |
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26.4.1 Multiphoton Excitation Fluorescence Microscopy |
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612 | (1) |
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26.4.2 Fluorescence Stereomicroscopy |
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613 | (1) |
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26.4.3 Immunoelectron Microscopy |
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613 | (1) |
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614 | (1) |
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615 | (6) |
Index |
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