Mechanism of Bacillus subtilis spore inactivation by and resistance to supercritical CO2 plus peracetic acid

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 57-69

  Setlow, B ^a   Korza, G ^a   Blatt, K M S ^b   Fey, J P ^b   Setlow, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Nova Sterilis   (United States)

Author keywords

Inner spore membrane; Spore inactivation; Spore resistance; Spores; Supercritical carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL MEMBRANES; DNA; GERMINATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

'DRY' [; BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; DIPICOLINIC ACIDS; INNER SPORE MEMBRANE; PERACETIC ACIDS; SPORE; SPORE INACTIVATION; SPORE RESISTANCE; SUPERCRITICAL CARBONDIOXIDES; SUPERCRITICAL CO 2;

PROTEINS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIPICOLINIC ACID; PERACETIC ACID;

BACTERIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; NUCLEIC ACID; PERMEABILITY; PLASMA; PROTEIN; SPORE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; SPORE GERMINATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MUTATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; PERACETIC ACID; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84955197553     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12995     Document Type: Article

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