Effect of thymol in heating and recovery media on the isothermal and non-isothermal heat resistance of Bacillus spores

Food Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 35-40

  Esteban, Maria Dolores ^a   Conesa, Raquel ^a   Huertas, Juan Pablo ^a   Palop, Alfredo ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Bacterial spores; Heat resistance; Recovery medium; Thymol

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD ADDITIVE; THYMOL; VEGETABLE OIL;

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT;

BACILLUS; CULTURE MEDIA; FOOD ADDITIVES; HOT TEMPERATURE; PLANT OILS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; THYMOL;

EID: 84920887751     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2014.11.016     Document Type: Article

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