Investigating the inactivation mechanism of Bacillus subtilis spores by high pressure CO2

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue SEP, 2016, Pages

  Rao, Lei ^a,b,c   Zhao, Feng ^b,c   Wang, Yongtao ^b,c   Chen, Fang ^b,c   Hu, Xiaosong ^a,b,c   Liao, Xiaojun ^a,b,c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b National Engineering Research Center for Fruits and Vegetables Processing   (China)

^c AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis spores; High pressure CO2; Inactivation; Inner membrane damage; Mechanism

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIPICOLINIC ACID; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL INACTIVATION; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL COUNTING; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HEAT LOSS; HEAT TOLERANCE; HYPERBARISM; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPORE GERMINATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84992727502     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01411     Document Type: Article

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