Effects of nisin and reutericyclin on resistance of endospores of Clostridium spp. to heat and high pressure

Food Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-51

  Hofstetter, Simmon ^a   Gebhardt, David ^a   Ho, Linda ^a   Gänzle, Michael ^a   McMullen, Lynn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clostridium; Dipicolinic acid; High hydrostatic pressure; Nisin; Reutericyclin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; NISIN; REUTERICYCLIN; TENUAZONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMISTRY; CLOSTRIDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PRESSURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM; HOT TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NISIN; PRESSURE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TENUAZONIC ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BEIJERINCKII; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES;

EID: 84871487198     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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