Thermophilic spore-forming bacilli in the dairy industry

Biofilms in the Dairy Industry

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 112-137

  Seale, Brent ^a   Burgess, Sara ^b   Flint, Steve ^b   Brooks, John ^a   Bremer, Phil ^c   Parkar, Shanthi ^d  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adhesion interactions; Cell surface charge; Cell surface proteins; Cheese; Cheese quality; Cleaning; D value; Enzyme cleaner; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Hydrophobicity

Indexed keywords

CHEESES; CLEANING; HYDROPHOBICITY;

ADHESION INTERACTIONS; CELL SURFACE CHARGES; CELL SURFACE PROTEINS; CHEESE QUALITY; D VALUES; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES;

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 84955713405     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118876282.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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