Modelling the number of viable vegetative cells of Bacillus cereus passing through the stomach

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 258-267

  Wijnands, L M ^a   Pielaat, A ^a   Dufrenne, J B ^a   Zwietering, M H ^b   Van Leusden, F M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Quantification; Simulated gastric conditions; Strain variability; Survival; Vegetative cells

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; STRAIN;

DECIMAL REDUCTION; EXPONENTIAL PHASE; MESOPHILIC; QUANTIFICATION; REDUCTION TIME; SIMULATED GASTRIC CONDITIONS; STATIONARY PHASE; STRAIN VARIABILITY; SURVIVAL; VEGETATIVE CELLS;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

BACTERIUM; CYTOLOGY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MODELING; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; FECES; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INGESTION; MESOPHILE; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOTROPHIC STRAIN; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH; STOMACH ABSORPTION; STOMACH PH; VEGETATION; VEGETATIVE CELL; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; STOMACH JUICE;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; FECES; GASTRIC JUICE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STOMACH;

EID: 58249102945     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03999.x     Document Type: Article

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