Application of culture-independent methods for monitoring Listeria monocytogenes inactivation on food products

Highlights • SC-CO2 treatment efficiently inactivates Listeria monocytogenes on dry cured ham. • Outcome of culture-based vs. culture-independent bacterial quantification techniques differ by up to 4log Listeria inactivation. • 102 Listeria cells/g enter a viable but nonculturable state after treatm...
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Highlights • SC-CO2 treatment efficiently inactivates Listeria monocytogenes on dry cured ham. • Outcome of culture-based vs. culture-independent bacterial quantification techniques differ by up to 4log Listeria inactivation. • 102 Listeria cells/g enter a viable but nonculturable state after treatment. Ausführliche Beschreibung