Dry Heat Inactivation of Bacillus subtilis var. niger Spores as a Function of Relative Humidity

1 January 1972

journal article
research article
Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied Microbiology

Vol. 23 (6), 1125-1130
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.23.6.1125-1130.1972

Abstract

Dry heat sterilization of Bacillus subtilis var. niger spores at 105 C is enhanced in the relative humidity range 0.03 to 0.2%. D-values of 115 and 125 C are predicted by a kinetic model with parameters set from 105 C data. These predictions are compared to observations.

Keywords

FUNCTION
BACILLUS SUBTILIS
SUBTILIS VAR
NIGER SPORES
DRY HEAT

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