The extreme resistance of spores of members of the Bacillales and Clostridiales orders is
probably the property most closely associated with these spores. In the past, this extreme …

Bacterial spores are resistant to physical and chemical insults, which makes them a major
concern for public health and industry. Spores help bacteria to survive extreme …

Although reports of flow cytometry (FCM) applied to bacterial analysis are increasing,
studies of FCM related to human cells still vastly outnumber other reports. However, current …

Flow cytometry (FC) and FC-based cell sorting have been established as critical tools in
modern cell and developmental biology. Yet, their applications in bacteria, especially in the …

Bacterial spores (= endospores) are common contaminants in foods. Sources of
contamination in the food chain may include soil, faeces, animal feeds and food ingredients …

Consequences of climate change on the ecology of pathogens are difficult to forecast.
However changes affecting microorganisms will likely involve already known evolution or …

Bacillus cereus is a serious concern for food safety and quality because it is related to many
foodborne diseases associated with different foods around the world. This pathogenic and …

Emergence of multiple drug resistant strains of pathogenic bacteria calls for new initiatives to
combat infectious diseases. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), because of their non-toxic nature …

Widespread in very diverse environments, the spores of Bacillus cereus are highly resistant
to hostile conditions and can contaminate a huge variety of food products, posing a potential …

Temperatures encountered in cannery allow growth of thermophilic spore-forming bacteria,
including the strictly anaerobe Moorella thermoacetica, which grows optimally from 55° C to …