Contrasting effects of heat treatment and incubation temperature on germination and outgrowth of individual spores of nonproteolytic Clostridium botulinum bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2712-2719

  Stringer, Sandra C ^a   Webb, Martin D ^a   Peck, Michael W ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EFFECTS OF HEAT TREATMENT; GROWTH CONDITIONS; INCUBATION TEMPERATURES; LAG PHASE; LAG-TIME; MATURE CELLS; PHASE KINETICS; SPORE GERMINATION;

HEAT TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; HEATING; MATURATION; REACTION KINETICS; SPORE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL KINETICS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL DAMAGE; CELL REGENERATION; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAT TREATMENT; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; SPORE GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; HOT TEMPERATURE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65549151181     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02572-08     Document Type: Article

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