Workshop report:Modeling the molecularmechanism of bacterial spore germination and elucidating reasons for germination heterogeneity

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Indest, Karl J ^a   Buchholz, Wallace G ^b   Faeder, Jim R ^c   Setlow, Peter ^d  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial spores; Microbial survival; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CLOSTRIDIUM; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DECONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STERILIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70350168279     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2009.01245.x     Document Type: Review

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