Membrane Permeabilization in Relation to Inactivation Kinetics of Lactobacillus Species due to Pulsed Electric Fields

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 3092-3101

  Wouters, Patrick C ^a   Bos, Ad P ^a   Ueckert, Joerg ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRICITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEAT; IMAGE PROCESSING; KINETICS; LACTOBACILLUS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTRICITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEAT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KINETICS; LACTOBACILLUS; PROPIDIUM;

EID: 0035407654     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.7.3092-3101.2001     Document Type: Article

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