Influence of Heat Shock Temperatures and Fast Freezing on Viability of Probiotic Sporeformers and the Issue of Spore Plate Count Versus True Numbers

Background and Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to investigate effects of various heat shock conditions and fast freezing and subsequent thawing on the viability and recovery of Bacillus coagulans and Bacillus subtilis as probiotic sporeformers, and also to compare spore plate and mi...

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Main Authors: Mojtaba Jafari, Masoud Alebouyeh, Amir Mohammad Mortazavian, Hedayat Hosseini*, Kiandokht Ghanati, Zohre Amiri, Mohammad Reza Zali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2016-02-01
Series:Nutrition and Food Sciences Research
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Online Access:http://nfsr.sbmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-445-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1