Determination of thermobacteriological parameters and size of Bacillus stearothermophilus ATCC 7953 spores

In order to determine thermobacteriological parameters for B. stearothermophilus spores, they were diluted in a saline solution medium and in ground corn-soybean mix, distributed in TDT tube, and submitted to heat for a specific period of time. The D value (time to reduce 1 log cycle of microbial co...

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Main Authors: Marcos Fraiha, Antonio Carlos de Oliveira Ferraz, João Domingos Biagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2010-12-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612010000400032&lng=en&tlng=en