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Thermal inactivation of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris spores isolated from a fruit processing plant and grape juice concentrate in South Africa

Groenewald, Willem H.; Gouws, Pieter A.; Witthuhn, R. Corli (Academic Journals, 2013)

Thermal inactivation at 95°C for two strains of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris isolated from contaminated fruit juice concentrates were investigated in a 0.1% (m/v) peptone buffer solution (pH 7.04) and grape juice (pH ...
The use of ultraviolet radiation as a non-thermal treatment for the inactivation of alicyclobacillus spores in water, wash water from a fruit processing plant and grape juice concentrate

Groenewald, W. H.; Gouws, P. A.; Cilliers, F. P.; Witthuhn, R. C. (CUT Free State, 2013)

Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris is a non-pathogenic, spore-forming bacterium that can survive the commercial pasteurisation processes commonly used during fruit juice production. Surviving bacterial endospores germinate, ...