Analysis of the germination of individual Clostridium perfringens spores and its heterogeneity

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1212-1223

  Wang, G ^a   Zhang, P ^a   Paredes Sabja, D ^b   Green, C ^c   Setlow, P ^c   Sarker, M R ^b   Li, Y Q ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Dipicolinic acid; Spore germination; Spores

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CULTIVATION; HYDROLYSIS; ORGANIC ACIDS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CORTEXES; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST; DIPICOLINIC ACIDS; GERMINANTS; IMAGE INTENSITIES; LYTIC ENZYMES; SPORE; SPORE GERMINATION; WILD TYPES;

GERMINATION;

CALCIUM; DIPICOLINIC ACID; DODECYLAMINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIUM; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROLYSIS; MICROSCOPY; SPORE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; HEAT TREATMENT; HYDROLYSIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SPORE GERMINATION; WILD TYPE;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 80054693107     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05135.x     Document Type: Article

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