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
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