Thermophilic bacilli and their importance in dairy processing

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-225

  Burgess, Sara A ^a,b   Lindsay, Denise ^a   Flint, Steve H ^b  

^a FONTERRA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anoxybacillus flavithermus; Biofilm; Endospore; Geobacillus; Milk powder; Thermophilic bacilli

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S;

ANOXYBACILLUS FLAVITHERMIS; BACILLUS; BACILLUS COAGULANS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SPOROTHERMODURANS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DNA SEQUENCE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SPOILAGE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; GEOBACILLUS THERMOLEOVORANS; GROWTH RATE; HEAT TOLERANCE; MILK HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ANIMALS; ANOXYBACILLUS; BACILLACEAE; BACILLUS; BIOFILMS; DAIRYING; GEOBACILLUS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MILK;

ANOXYBACILLUS FLAVITHERMUS; BACILLI (CLASS); GEOBACILLUS;

EID: 78649495200     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.09.027     Document Type: Review

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