Identification and characterization of psychrotolerant sporeformers associated with fluid milk production and processing

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1853-1864

  Ivy, Reid A ^a   Ranieri, Matthew L ^a   Martin, Nicole H ^a   den Bakker, Henk C ^a   Xavier, Bruno M ^a   Wiedmann, Martin ^a   Boor, Kathryn J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16S RRNA GENE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS PUMILUS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; DAIRY FARMS; DETECTION METHODS; FLUID MILKS; GALACTOSIDASES; NUCLEOTIDE FRAGMENT; PASTEURIZED MILK; PHYLOGENETIC GROUPS; PSYCHROTOLERANT; SEQUENCE DATA; SHELF LIFE; SKIM MILKS; SPORE-FORMING BACTERIA;

BACTERIOLOGY; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ECOLOGY; GENES; PASTEURIZATION; RNA;

DAIRIES;

BACTERIAL DNA; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT;

ALLELE; BACTERIUM; DAIRY FARMING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD PROCESSING; MILK PRODUCTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENETICS; SPORE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLD; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; FOOD HANDLING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PAENIBACILLUS; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLD TEMPERATURE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; FOOD HANDLING; MILK; PAENIBACILLUS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS WEIHENSTEPHANENSIS; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS AMYLOLYTICUS; PAENIBACILLUS GRAMINIS; PAENIBACILLUS ODORIFER;

EID: 84857863985     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.06536-11     Document Type: Article

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