Does proximity to neighbours affect germination of spores of non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum?

Food Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 104-109

  Webb, Martin D ^a   Stringer, Sandra C ^a   Le Marc, Yvan ^a,b   Baranyi, József ^a   Peck, Michael W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum; Communication; Germination; Heterogeneity; Interaction; Spores

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; PROTEOLYSIS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 84864330972     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.04.015     Document Type: Article

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