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RESEARCH PROGRAMS
 Thermal Inactivation

2007 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Fate of Enterobacter sakazakii Attached to or in Biofilms on Stainless Steel Upon Exposure to Various Temperatures or Relative Humidities
(H. Kim, J. Bang, L. R. Beuchat, and J.-H. Ryu)

Thermal Inactivation of Salmonella in Peanut Butter
(L. Ma, G. Zhang, V. Mantripragada, P. Gerner-Smidt, and M. P. Doyle)

2005 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Inactivation of Salmonella in Manure-based Composts with Varying C:N Ratios
(M. C. Erickson, J. Liao, L. Ma, X. Jiang, and M. P. Doyle)

Surrogate Bacteria for In-Plant Critical Control Point Validation of Thermal Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes
(L. Ma, J. L. Kornacki, and M. P. Doyle)

Thermal Tolerance of Acid-adapted and Unadapted Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Listeria monocytogenes in Cantaloupe Juice and  Watermelon Juice
(M. Sharma, B. B. Adler, M. D. Harrison, and L. R. Beuchat)

2004 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Survival, Growth, and Thermal Resistance of Listeria monocytogenes in Products Containing Peanut and Chocolate 
(S. J. Kenney and L. R. Beuchat)

2003 projects (pdf file containing summaries)

Heat Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes-containing Biofilms
(
R. Chmielewski and J. F. Frank)

Radio-frequency Heating of Alfalfa Seed for Reducing Human Pathogens 
(S. O. Nelson, C.-Y. Lu, L. R. Beuchat, and M. A. Harrison)