Inactivation of Bacillus subtilis spores by pulsed electric fields (PEF) in combination with thermal energy II. Modeling thermal inactivation of B. subtilis spores during PEF processing in combination with thermal energy

Food Control

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 244-250

  Siemer, Claudia ^a   Toepfl, Stefan ^a   Heinz, Volker ^a  

^a German Institute of Food Technologies   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Bacterial endospore; Modeling; PEF; Pulsed electric fields; Thermal sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890028389     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.09.067     Document Type: Article

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