An ultrastructural comparison of spores from various strains of Clostridium perfringens and correlations with heat resistance parameters

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-247

  Novak, J S ^a   Juneja, V K ^a   McClane, B A ^b  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlations; Heat; Measurements; Spores; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

DIPICOLINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 0043166839     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00550-0     Document Type: Article

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