Effect of small, acid-soluble proteins on spore resistance and germination under a combination of pressure and heat treatment

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2168-2171

  Lee, Jong Kyung ^a   Movahedi, Sara ^b   Harding, Stephen E ^b   Mackey, Bernard M ^c   Waites, William M ^b  

^a Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34748900854     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.9.2168     Document Type: Article

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