Analysis of factors influencing the rate of germination of spores of Bacillus subtilis by very high pressure

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-76

  Black, E P ^a,b   Wei, J ^a   Atluri, S ^c   Cortezzo, D E ^c   Koziol Dube, K ^c   Hoover, D G ^a   Setlow, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; High pressure; Spore germination; Spore killing; Spores

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CULTIVATION; ENZYMES; LIPIDS; NUTRIENTS; UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

B.SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DIPICOLINIC ACIDS; GERMINANTS; HIGH PRESSURE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PRESSURE GERMINATION; SPORE; SPORE GERMINATION; SPORE KILLING;

GERMINATION;

ALCOHOL; CHLOROPHENOL; DIPICOLINIC ACID; DODECYLAMINE; ION; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MERCURY; OCTANOL; OXIDIZING AGENT; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACTANT; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

BACTERIUM; ETHANOL; FATTY ACID; GERMINATION; HIGH PRESSURE; SPORE; SPORULATION; SURFACTANT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HYPERBARISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33845664544     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03062.x     Document Type: Article

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