Survival of Bacillus cereus spores and vegetative cells in acid media simulating human stomach

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 214-219

  Clavel, T ^a   Carlin, F ^a   Lairon, D ^b   Nguyen The, C ^a   Schmitt, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Acidity; B. cereus; Food; Stomach; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOLOGY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROLYTES;

ACID MEDIA; B CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS SPORES; CELL COUNT; ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; SKIM MILKS; SPORE CELLS; STOMACH; SURVIVAL; VEGETATIVE CELLS;

CELLS;

ACID; ELECTROLYTE;

BACTERIUM;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL COUNT; HUMAN; MILK; NONHUMAN; STOMACH; STOMACH CONTENT;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GALLUS GALLUS; PISUM SATIVUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 3042805611     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02292.x     Document Type: Article

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