Evaluation of an improved bioluminescence assay for the detection of bacteria in soy milk

Biocontrol Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Shinozaki, Yohei ^a   Sato, Jun ^b   Igarashi, Toshinori ^a   Suzuki, Shigeya ^a   Nishimoto, Kazunori ^a   Harada, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a KIKKOMAN CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ATP; Bacillus; Bioluminescence assay; Soy milk

Indexed keywords

ATP BIOLUMINESCENCE; COLONY FORMATION; DETECTION LIMITS; DOSE-RESPONSE CURVES; FOOD MICROORGANISMS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINANT; RELATIVE LIGHT UNITS; SOY MILK;

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; PHOSPHORESCENCE; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

BIOLUMINESCENCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NONHUMAN; SOYBEAN MILK;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOY MILK; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84877313295     PISSN: 13424815     EISSN: 18840205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4265/bio.18.1     Document Type: Article

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