Computer simulation of Clostridium botulinum strain 56A behavior at low spore concentrations

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 845-851

  Zhao, L ^a   Montville, T J ^a   Schaffner, D W ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

SPORE BEHAVIOR;

MICROBIOLOGY;

SPORE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BEHAVIOR; CELL CYCLE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; SPORE GERMINATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SOFTWARE; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 0037315678     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.2.845-851.2003     Document Type: Article

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