Comparative study of pressure- and nutrient-induced germination of Bacillus subtilis spores

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 257-261

  Wuytack, Elke Y ^b   Soons, Johan ^b   Poschet, Filip ^b   Michiels, Chris W ^a,b  

^a Laboratory of Food Microbiology   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ARGININE METHYL ESTER; ASPARAGINE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; MERCUROUS CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM ION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRESSURE; SPORE GERMINATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 0033988034     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.1.257-261.2000     Document Type: Article

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