Challenges in risk assessment and predictive microbiology of foodborne spore-forming bacteria

Food Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-213

  Augustin, Jean Christophe ^a  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Clostridium perfringens; Predictive microbiology; Risk assessment; Spore forming bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; FOOD CONTROL; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRODUCT SAFETY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GERMINATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 79651474459     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.05.003     Document Type: Review

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