Survival of heated Bacillus coagulans spores in a medium acidified with lactic or citric acid

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-30

  Palop, Alfredo ^a   Marco, Ana ^a   Raso, Javier ^a   Sala, Francisco Javier ^a   Condón, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acidulants; B. coagulans; Heat damage; Heat resistance; pH

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; LACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; HEAT TOLERANCE; HEAT TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; PH; STORAGE; SURVIVAL RATE; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS; CHELATING AGENTS; CITRIC ACID; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HEAT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0031446028     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(97)00083-4     Document Type: Article

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