Inhibition of Salmonella typhimurium on agar medium and poultry skin by ultraviolet energy

Susan S. Sumner, Eva A. Wallner-Pendleton, Glenn W. Froning, La Verne E. Stetson

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Abstract

Ultraviolet radiation (UV) was effective in destroying Salmonella typhimurium on agar plates and poultry skin. Agar plates inoculated with varying numbers of colony-forming units (CFU) of S. typhimurium (1.2 × 102 to 1.7 × 109) were subjected to different doses of UV light to determine optimal killing. Poultry skin was also inoculated with varying CFU of S. typhimurium per 2 cm2 of skin and subjected to UV light. UV light treatment of inoculated agar plates revealed almost complete elimination (99.9%) of S. typhimurium at 2,000 μW · s · cm-2. Bacterial reduction was less effective on the surface of poultry skin when a 80.5% reduction in S. typhimurium was obtained at 2,000 μW · s · cm-2.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)319-321
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of food protection
Volume59
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1996

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Food Science
  • Microbiology

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