Comparison of the effects of microwave radiation and conventional heating on Bacillus subtilis spores

Microbios

Volumn 87, Issue 352, 1996, Pages 169-174

  Salvatorelli, G ^a   Marchetfi, M G ^a   Betti, V ^a   Rosaspina, S ^a   Finzi, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Sporicidal activity of microwaves; Thermal and non thermal effect of microwaves

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030371201     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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