Bacillus and other spore-forming genera: Variations in responses and mechanisms for survival

Annual Review of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages 351-369

  Checinska, Aleksandra ^a,b,c   Paszczynski, Andrzej ^a,b   Burbank, Malcolm ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d BioCement Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Biofilm; Contamination; Endospores; Sterilization resistance

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; AGENTS; BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; CONTAMINATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

BACTERIAL ENDOSPORES; BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ENDOSPORES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MULTIPLE FACTORS; OXIDIZING AGENTS; SOLUBLE PROTEINS; VEGETATIVE CELLS;

HEAT RESISTANCE;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE;

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84928471898     PISSN: 19411413     EISSN: 19411421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-food-030713-092332     Document Type: Review

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