Effects of sporulation pH on the heat resistance and the sporulation of Bacillus cereus

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 331-334

  Mazas, M ^a   Lopez M ^b   Gonzalez I ^a   Bernardo, A ^a   Martin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; HEAT RESISTANCE; STRAIN;

D VALUES; OPTIMUM PH; Z VALUE;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; HEAT TOLERANCE; PH; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 0030719466     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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