A convenient method to detect potentially lethal heat-induced damage to DNA in Clostridium perfringens

Food Control

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 399-404

  Novak, John S ^a   Sommers, Christopher H ^a   Juneja, Vijay K ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage; DNA; Heat

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CELL DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL VIABILITY; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA ISOLATION; DNA PURIFICATION; FOOD SAFETY; HEAT TOLERANCE; HEATING; HYDROLYSIS; LETHALITY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TIME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 10944234675     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2004.04.007     Document Type: Article

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