Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Bacterial Spores

by Gould, G. W.; Russell, Allan D.; Stewart-Tull, D. E. S.

• ISBN13: 9780865428973
• ISBN10: 0865428972
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-09-20
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Bacterial spores are the most resistant and dormant forms of life on earth. Therefore, they are of great fundamental interest. They are the targets for inactivation in some of the largest food and pharmaceutical industries on earth, and are of great practical importance. Many research groups around the world have attempted to unravel the spore's mechanisms of resistance, dormancy and germination. Although complete understanding has not yet been achieved, substantial advances have been made in recent years. The most important of these advances are summarized here by scientists in the forefront of their particular areas of expertise.This volume will be of value to research microbiologists, geneticists, biochemists and physicists who are interested in the fundamentals of the biochemical and physical basis of resistance and dormancy, and in spore science more generally. It will also be of value to those scientists who are concerned with the thoroughly practical problems of spore destruction and control in the food and pharmaceutical industries and in public health.

Author Biography

G. W. Gould and Allan D. Russell are the authors of Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Bacterial Spores, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Classification And Identification Of Endospore-Forming Bacteria

The Genetic Analysis of Bacterial Spore Germinationhe Trigger Mechanism of Spore Germination: Current Concepts

The Role And Regulation of Cell Wall Structural Dynamics During Differentiation Of Endospore-Forming Bacteria

Molecular Mechanisms of Resistance To Heat And Oxidative Damage

Mechanisms Which Contribute To The Long-Term Survival Of Spores Of Bacillus Species

Bacillus Cereus And Its Toxinspore Resistance and Ultra Heat Treatment Processes

Tolerance of Spores To Ionizing Radiation: Mechanisms Of Inactivation, Injury And Repaire

Mechanisms of Inactivation and Resistance Of Spores To Chemical Biocides

Effects of Water Activity and Ph On Growth of Clostridium Botulinum

Heat Resistance and Recovery Of Spores of Non-Proteolytic Clostridium Botulinum In Relation To Refrigerated, Processed Foods With An Extended Shelf-Life

Bioluminescence and Spores as Biological Indicators of Inimical Processes

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