Effects of integrated treatment of nonthermal UV-C light and different antimicrobial wash on Salmonella enterica on plum tomatoes

The aim of this study was to evaluate inactivation of inoculated Salmonella enterica on whole tomato surface exploiting integration of nonthermal ultraviolet light (UV-C) treatment with antimicrobial wash. The effect of combined treatment on background microflora (aerobic mesophilic, and yeast and mold), during storage at ambient temperature (22 °C) for 21 days was also determined. A bacterial cocktail containing three serotypes of S. enterica...