Pathogenic psychrotolerant sporeformers: An emerging challenge for low-temperature storage of minimally processed foods

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 413-419

  Markland, Sarah M ^a   Farkas, Daniel F ^b   Kniel, Kalmia E ^a   Hoover, Dallas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS WEIHENSTEPHANENSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE E; DORMANCY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; FREEZING; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHROPHILIC BACTERIUM; REVIEW; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COLD; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS WEIHENSTEPHANENSIS; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COLD TEMPERATURE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; FOODBORNE DISEASES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84879083751     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: 15567125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2012.1355     Document Type: Review

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