Characterization of Bacillus subtilis spore inactivation in low-pressure, low-temperature gas plasma sterilization processes

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 521-531

  Roth, S ^a   Feichtinger, J ^b   Hertel, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b ROBERT BOSCH GMBH   (Germany)

^c German Institute of Food Technologies DIL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Gas plasma; Spore inactivation; Sterilization; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; NITROGEN PLASMA; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINS; REPAIR; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; COAT PROTEINS; DNA-PROTEINS; GAS PLASMA; LOW PRESSURES; PLASMA STERILIZATION; PLASMA TREATMENT; SPORE INACTIVATION; STERILIZATION PROCESS;

DNA;

CATALASE; COAT PROTEIN; COAT PROTEIN COTE; DIPICOLINIC ACID; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PROTEIN KATX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DNA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LOW PRESSURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; REACTION KINETICS; SPORE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COTE GENE; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAS PLASMA STERILIZATION; GENE MUTATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESSURE; SPLB GENE; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 74049163253     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04453.x     Document Type: Article

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