Effect of Nisin against Clostridium botulinum During Spore-to-Cell Transformation

Journal of Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 259-266

  Chung, Yoon Kyung ^a   Yousef, Ahmed E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum; Nisin; Spore transformation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 80052961729     PISSN: 1226332X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3746/jfn.2007.12.4.259     Document Type: Article

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