Factors involved in Bacillus spore's resistance to cold atmospheric pressure plasma

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Volumn 43, Issue , 2017, Pages 173-181

  Hertwig, Christian ^a,b   Reineke, Kai ^a   Rauh, Cornelia ^b   Schlüter, Oliver ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Mutant strains; Plasma treatment; Postharvest processing; Spore inactivation; Surface decontamination

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BACTERIOLOGY; DECONTAMINATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; MUTANT STRAIN; PLASMA TREATMENT; POSTHARVEST PROCESSING; SPORE INACTIVATION; SURFACE DECONTAMINATION;

OZONE RESISTANCE;

EID: 85027521525     PISSN: 14668564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2017.07.031     Document Type: Article

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