Effect of pH and NaCl on growth from spores of non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum at chill temperature

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-100

  Graham, A F ^b   Mason, D R ^b   Maxwell, F J ^a,b   Peck, M W ^b  

^a Whitbread Technical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ANAEROBICS; BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONDITION; EFFECT OF PH; GROWTH BOUNDARIES; GROWTH-NO GROWTHS; INCUBATION TIME; LOWS-TEMPERATURES; TOXIN PRODUCTION;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PH; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 0031021134     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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