Vulnerability of Bacillus spores and of related genera to physical impaction injury with particular reference to spread-plating

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1358-1372

  Thomas, P ^a   Sekhar, A C ^a   Mujawar, M M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bead impaction; CFU enumeration; DAPI spore staining; Food microbiology; Microbiological safety assessment; Public health microbiology; Spore disruption; Spore surveillance; Spreading colony

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIOLOGY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PLATING; SPREADERS;

BEAD IMPACTION; CFU ENUMERATION; DAPI SPORE STAINING; MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY; MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH MICROBIOLOGY; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS; SPORE DISRUPTION; SPORE SURVEILLANCE; SPREADING-COLONY;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

AGAR; ALCOHOL; GLASS; PLASTIC; CULTURE MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BREVIBACILLUS; CELL SPREADING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; FILM; GENOTYPE; LYSINIBACILLUS; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS; SPOTTING AND TILT SPREADING; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CULTURE MEDIA; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84907999356     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12613     Document Type: Article

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