Ultrastructural changes in Staphylococcus aureus treated with pulsed electric fields;Cambios ultraestructurales en Staphylococcus aureus sometida a campos eléctricos pulsantes

Food Science and Technology International

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-121

  Pothakamury, U R ^a   Barbosa Canovas G V ^a   Swanson, B G ^a   Spence, K D ^b  

^a Department of Biological Systems Engineering ^*

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cell inactivation; electron microscopy; pulsed electric fields; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041106916     PISSN: 10820132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108201329700300206     Document Type: Article

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