Inhibition of Spores of Clostridium spp. by Sodium Nitrite |
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| Authors: | T. A. Roberts J. L. Smart |
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| Affiliation: | Agricultural Research Council, Meat Research Institute, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DY, England |
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| Abstract: | S ummary . Sodium nitrite heated in a laboratory medium was more inhibitory to spores of Clostridium spp. than nitrite added as a filter-sterilized solution to the same medium. Most spores remained refractile after inhibition for >3 months and some proved viable when inoculated into fresh nitrite-free medium. The inhibitory activity of heated nitrite medium was not stable indefinitely, growth sometimes occurred on re-inoculation with vegetative cells. |
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