The wet-heat resistance of Bacillus weihenstephanensis KBAB4 spores produced in a two-step sporulation process depends on sporulation temperature but not on previous cell history

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-62

  Baril, E ^a   Coroller, L ^a   Postollec, F ^a   Leguerinel, I ^a   Boulais, C ^a   Carlin, F ^b   Mafart, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BREST   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

Author keywords

Heat resistance; Psychotrophic Bacillus cereus; Spore forming bacteria; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS WEIHENSTEPHANENSIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL GROWTH; GROWTH CURVE; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; SPOROGENESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS WEIHENSTEPHANENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79953054555     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.01.042     Document Type: Article

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