Kinetic evaluation of physiological heterogeneity in bacterial spores during thermal inactivation

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 295-299

  Xu, Hua ^a   He, Xinlong ^a   Gou, Jingyu ^a   Lee, Hyeon Yong ^a   Ahn, Juhee ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacterial spores; Dipicolinic acid; Thermal inactivation

Indexed keywords

DIPICOLINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THERMAL STIMULATION; ALGORITHM; BACILLUS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HEAT; KINETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ALGORITHMS; BACILLUS; HOT TEMPERATURE; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 70349569247     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: 13498037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.55.295     Document Type: Article

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