Flow cytometric assessment of Bacillus spore response to high pressure and heat

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 519-527

  Mathys, A ^a   Chapman, B ^b   Bull, M ^b   Heinz, V ^c   Knorr, D ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c German Institute of Food Technology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; High pressure; Spore germination; Spore inactivation

Indexed keywords

FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HYDROLYSIS; NUTRIENTS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

BACILLUS SPORE; SPORE GERMINATION; SPORE INACTIVATION; THERMAL INACTIVATION;

BACTERIA;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 36148964761     PISSN: 14668564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2007.06.010     Document Type: Article

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