Response of Bacillus cereus to γ-irradiation in combination with Carvacrol or mild heat treatment

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 8217-8224

  Ayari, Samia ^a,b   Dussault, Dominic ^c   Millette, Mathieu ^c,d   Hamdi, Mokhtar ^b   Lacroix, Monique ^c  

^a Centre National des Sciences et Technologies Nucleaires Tunis   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^d Bio K+ International Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Irradiation; Bacillus cereus; carvacrol; combined treatment; mild heat treatment

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL DNA; CARVACROL; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; GAMMA RADIATION; GENETICS; HEAT; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; DRUG EFFECTS; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACILLUS CEREUS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GAMMA RAYS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MONOTERPENES;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77954873871     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf101044f     Document Type: Article

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