Survival of Clostridium difficile spores at low temperatures

Food Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 218-221

  Deng, Kai ^a,b   Plaza Garrido, Angela ^a   Torres, J Antonio ^b   Paredes Sabja, Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridiumdifficile; Low temperature; Meats; Spore; Storage spore resistance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL SPORE; COLD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEAT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLD TEMPERATURE; MEAT PRODUCTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84907144257     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2014.07.022     Document Type: Article

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