Spore-forming bacteria responsible for food spoilage

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 379-387

  André, Stéphane ^a   Vallaeys, Tatiana ^b   Planchon, Stella ^a  

^a Centre technique pour la Conservation des Produits agricoles (CTCPA)   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Clostridium; Geobacillus; Morella; Spoilage; Thermoanaerobacterium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BAKERY PRODUCT; CANNED FOOD; CHEESE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM TYROBUTYRICUM; DAIRY PRODUCT; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOSPORE-FORMING RODS AND COCCI; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SPOILAGE; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HEAT TREATMENT; MEAT INDUSTRY; MILK; MILK POWDER; MOORELLA THERMOACETICA; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS; PASTEURIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRIGERATION; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; MOORELLA; PRESERVED FOOD;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACTERIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; DAIRY PRODUCTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD, PRESERVED; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MEAT; MILK; MOORELLA; SPORES, BACTERIAL; THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM;

EID: 85018193132     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2016.10.003     Document Type: Article

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