Quantifying the combined effects of the heating time, the temperature and the recovery medium pH on the regrowth lag time of Bacillus cereus spores after a heat treatment

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-58

  Gaillard, S ^a   Leguerinel I ^a   Savy, N ^b   Mafart, P ^a  

^a Lab Univ Microbiologie Appl Q   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Heat treatment; Lag time; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL POPULATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; HEAT TREATMENT; HEATING; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MATHEMATICS; NONHUMAN; PASTEURIZATION; PH; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 27644552575     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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