Effects of the kinetics of water potential variation on bacteria viability

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 101-106

  Poirier, I ^a   Marechal P A ^a   Gervais, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STRAIN;

CELL VIABILITY; DEHYDRATION KINETICS; HYPEROSMOTIC STRESS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES; POTENTIAL VARIATIONS; RESIDENCE TIME; STEP CHANGES; WATER POTENTIAL; WATER-GLYCEROL SOLUTIONS;

KINETICS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES;

EID: 0030913813     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1997.tb03303.x     Document Type: Article

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