Bacillus cereus cell and spore properties as influenced by the micro-structure of the medium

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1838-1848

  Stecchini, M L ^a   Spaziani, M ^a   Torre, M Del ^a   Pacor, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Flow cytometry; Food; Heterogeneity; Spores

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; SURFACE WATERS; VISCOSITY;

AGAR PLATES; CELL POPULATIONS; GROWTH CONDITIONS; HEAT SENSITIVE; HETEROGENEITY; MICRO-STRUCTURES; PROPERTY; SPORE; WATER CONDITIONS; WET AND DRY;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

AGAR; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; SURFACE WATER; WATER;

BACTERIUM; CELL ORGANELLE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD; MICROSTRUCTURE; SPORE; SURFACE WATER; VISCOSITY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BEHAVIOR; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL MOTILITY; CELL MOTION; CELL POPULATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOMETRY; DIFFUSION; FLAGELLUM; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; STEM CELL; VISCOSITY;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 65549141687     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04162.x     Document Type: Article

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