Spore germination of the psychrotolerant, red meat spoiler, Clostridium frigidicarnis

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 92-97

  Adam, K H ^a,b   Brunt, J ^a   Brightwell, G ^b   Flint, S H ^c   Peck, M W ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacterial spores; Food; Microbial contamination

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACIDS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CULTIVATION; MEATS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHATES; SPOILAGE;

AMINO-ACIDS; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIAL SPORE; GERMINANTS; L-LACTATE; L-VALINE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PSYCHROTOLERANT; RED MEATS; SPORE GERMINATION;

GERMINATION;

ALANINE; ASPARAGINE; BICARBONATE; BRYOSTATIN; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLYCINE; LYSOZYME; NORVALINE; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; SUCROSE; TAUROCHOLIC ACID; THREONINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; COLD TOLERANCE; GERMINATION; MEAT; MICROSCOPY; SPORE;

AEROBIC FERMENTATION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM FRIGIDICARNIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH STIMULATION; HEAT; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; SPORE GERMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM FRIGIDICARNIS;

EID: 79958772864     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2011.03071.x     Document Type: Article

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