The prevalence and control of Bacillus and related spore-forming bacteria in the dairy industry

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue DEC, 2015, Pages

  Gopal, Nidhi ^a,b   Hill, Colin ^b,c   Ross, Paul R ^b   Beresford, Tom P ^a   Fenelon, Mark A ^a   Cotter, Paul D ^a,c  

^a TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Biofilms; Dairy; Spoilage; Spore forming bacteria

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; OZONE; YOGHURT;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILM; CHEESE; DAIRY INDUSTRY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENOTYPE; GEOBACILLUS; IMMUNOGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

EID: 84953883380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01418     Document Type: Review

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