Inactivation of Group I and Group II Clostridium botulinum spores by ultraviolet irradiation in water.
Clostridium botulinum
Inactivation
Spores
Ultraviolet light
Journal
International journal of food microbiology
ISSN: 1879-3460
Titre abrégé: Int J Food Microbiol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8412849
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 Jun 2023
16 Jun 2023
Historique:
received:
22
12
2022
revised:
20
03
2023
accepted:
23
03
2023
medline:
18
4
2023
pubmed:
6
4
2023
entrez:
5
4
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Spores of Clostridium botulinum are widely distributed in the environment, including in foods. Prevention of foodborne botulism relies on the inhibition of spore germination and subsequent growth and toxin production, or the destruction of viable spores in food and beverages. This study examined the lethality of 254 nm UV radiation (UV-C) to spores of Group I and Group II C. botulinum. Spores of C. botulinum were inactivated by UV-C, with doses required for incremental log reduction (D
Identifiants
pubmed: 37019040
pii: S0168-1605(23)00107-1
doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2023.110191
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Water
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
110191Informations de copyright
Crown Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no competing interests.