Hydroperoxide inactivation of enzymes within spores of Bacillus megaterium ATCC19213

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 142, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 283-287

  Palop, Alfredo ^a   Rutherford, Glen C ^a   Marquis, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus megaterium; Bacterial spore; Enzyme inactivation; Hydroperoxide killing

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIAL SPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; FOOD PROCESSING; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030248039     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00282-0     Document Type: Article

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