Kinetics of deactivation of Bacillus cereus spores

Food Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 545-548

  Collado, J ^a   Fernandez A ^a   Rodrigo, M ^a   Camats, J ^b   Lopez, A Martínez ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^b Induovo SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Deactivation; Germination; Heat activation

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0042915787     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-0020(02)00158-2     Document Type: Article

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