Clostridial spore germination versus bacilli: Genome mining and current insights

Food Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 266-274

  Xiao, Yinghua ^a,b   Francke, Christof ^a,c   Abee, Tjakko ^a,d   Wells Bennik, Marjon H J ^a,b  

^a TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^b NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Clostridium; Germinant receptors; Spore germination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLOSTRIDIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY;

BACILLUS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GERMINATION; HUMANS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 79651471015     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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