Influence of the surface temperature of packaging specimens on the inactivation of Bacillus spores by means of gaseous H2O2

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 493-501

  Pruss K ^a   Stirtzel, S ^a   Kulozik, U ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aseptic packaging; Bacillus spores; Surface temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BACTERIOLOGY; CONDENSATION; HYDROPHILICITY; PACKAGING; WETTING;

ASEPTIC PACKAGING; B.SUBTILIS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACILLUS SPORE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; EXPOSED TO; HYDROPHILICS; SPORE SURVIVALS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE CURVES;

SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; WATER;

BACTERIUM; CONDENSATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SPORE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL; WETTABILITY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING; PACKAGING MATERIAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; WETTABILITY;

BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 84856960695     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05223.x     Document Type: Article

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