Destruction and inhibition of bacterial spores by high voltage pulsed electric field

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 399-401

  Marquez, V O ^a   Mittal, G S ^a   Griffiths, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus; electric pulse; high voltage; spore; sterilization

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1842289273     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1997.tb04010.x     Document Type: Article

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