Differential inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes by D- and L-lactic acid

Aims:  To determine inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes by the two lactic acid isomers. Methods and Results:  The survival of four strains with varying sensitivity to acid was determined following treatment with l‐ or d‐lactic acid at 100 mmol l−1 (pH 3·7) or HCl at pH 3·37. There was some, but n...

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