Tracking spore-forming bacteria in food: From natural biodiversity to selection by processes

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Postollec, Florence ^a   Mathot, Anne Gabrielle ^a   Bernard, Muriel ^a   Divanac'h, Marie Laure ^a   Pavan, Sonia ^a   Sohier, Danièle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BREST   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Food spoilage; Industrial processes; Prevalence; Spore forming

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SPOROTHERMODURANS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIODIVERSITY; BREVIBACILLUS LATEROSPORUS; CANNED FOOD; CLOSTRIDIUM; DAIRY PRODUCT; DNA SEQUENCE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SPOILAGE; GEOBACILLUS STERARATHERMAPHILUS; MILK; MOORELLA; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPORE FORMING BACTERIUM;

ANIMALS; ANOXYBACILLUS; BACILLUS; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD, PRESERVED; GEOBACILLUS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; MILK; PAENIBACILLUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

ALICYCLOBACILLUS; ANOXYBACILLUS FLAVITHERMUS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SPOROTHERMODURANS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BREVIBACILLUS LATEROSPORUS; CLOSTRIDIUM; GEOBACILLUS; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; MOORELLA; PAENIBACILLUS; THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM;

EID: 84864377736     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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