Effects of high-pressure treatment on spores of Clostridium species

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 17, 2016, Pages 5287-5297

  Doona, Christopher J ^a   Feeherry, Florence E ^a   Setlow, Barbara ^b   Wang, Shiwei ^c,f   Li, William ^c   Nichols, Frank C ^b   Talukdar, Prabhat K ^d   Sarker, Mahfuzur R ^d   Li, Yong Qing ^c   Shen, Aimee ^e   Setlow, Peter ^b  

^a United States Army Natick Soldier RD and E Center Warfighter Directorate   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CLOSTRIDIUM; CULTIVATION; FOOD SAFETY; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS;

BACILLUS SPECIES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CLOSTRIDIUM SPECIES; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; DIPICOLINIC ACIDS; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; HIGH PRESSURE TREATMENTS;

HEAT RESISTANCE;

BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; FOOD SAFETY; GERMINATION; HIGH PRESSURE; PATHOGEN; SPORE;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMISTRY; CLOSTRIDIUM; DISINFECTION; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLOSTRIDIUM; DISINFECTION; PRESSURE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84987898678     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01363-16     Document Type: Article

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