Investigating germination and outgrowth of bacterial spores at several scales

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue , 2017, Pages 60-68

  Trunet, Clément ^a,b   Carlin, Frédéric ^c   Coroller, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BREST   (France)

^b ADRIA Développement UMT 08 3 PHYSI'Opt   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Cellular analysis; Flow cytometry; Microscopy; Molecular analysis; Single cell; Spore forming bacteria; Omics

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CULTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; PROTEOMICS;

CELLULAR ANALYSIS; COMPLEMENTARY METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR COMPOSITIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; SINGLE CELLS; SPORE-FORMING BACTERIA;

SPOILAGE;

EID: 85018645097     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2017.03.008     Document Type: Review

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