Sporulation temperature and heat resistance of bacillus spores: A review

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-72

  Palop, Alfredo ^a   Mañas, Pilar ^a   Condón, Santiago ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Lab Genet Bioquim Grupos S   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIAL SPORE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HEAT RESISTANCE; LACTIC ACID; PH; SPOROGENESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0344299276     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.1999.tb00234.x     Document Type: Article

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