Lethality of chlorine, chlorine dioxide, and a commercial fruit and vegetable sanitizer to vegetative cells and spores of Bacillus cereus and spores of Bacillus thuringiensis

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 301-308

  Beuchat, Larry R ^a   Pettigrew, Charles A ^b   Tremblay, Mario E ^b   Roselle, Brian J ^b   Scouten, Alan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis; ClO2; Disinfectants

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; POWDER; REACTION TIME; SOLID;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 22144480569     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-005-0212-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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