Germination of Bacillus cereus spores adhered to stainless steel

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 367-371

  Hornstra, L M ^a,b   de Leeuw, P L A ^a,b   Moezelaar, R ^a,b   Wolbert, E J ^b   de Vries, Y P ^a,b   de Vos, W M ^a   Abee, T ^a,b  

^a TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Bacillus cereus; CIP; Germination

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALKALI; INOSINE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DISINFECTION; NONHUMAN; SPORE GERMINATION;

ALANINE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GERMINATION; HYGIENE; INOSINE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STAINLESS STEEL;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 34247175325     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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