Challenges and advances in systems biology analysis of Bacillus spore physiology; molecular differences between an extreme heat resistant spore forming Bacillus subtilis food isolate and a laboratory strain

Food Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-227

  Brul, Stanley ^a   van Beilen, Johan ^a   Caspers, Martien ^b   O'Brien, Andrea ^a,d   de Koster, Chris ^a   Oomes, Suus ^c   Smelt, Jan ^a   Kort, Remco ^b   Ter Beek, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d Central Office   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Bacterial spore formers; Genomics; Germination and outgrowth; Proteomics; Spores

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; PROTEOMICS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; PROTEOMICS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA;

EID: 79651473931     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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