Rapid endospore viability assay of Clostridium sporogenes spores

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-216

  Yang, Wan Wan ^a   Ponce, Adrian ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium sporogenes; Endospore viability assay; Spores; Tb DPA luminescence

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BICARBONATE; DIPICOLINIC ACID; TERBIUM;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOSPORE VIABILITY ASSAY; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; SPORE GERMINATION; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GERMINATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; PICOLINIC ACIDS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE;

CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES;

EID: 67650218767     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.04.024     Document Type: Article

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