title: Resistance of vegetative cells and endospores of Sporolactobacillus to gamma-irradiation.
abstract: Vegetative cells of Sporolactobacillus showed average resistance to gamma-irradiation compared to other vegetative bacteria with D10 values ranging from 0.350 to 0.525 kGy. Endospores of Sporolactobacillus showed higher resistance to gamma-irradiation than most Bacillus species but were close to that of Clostridium species. The average D10 value for Sporolactobacillus endospores was 2.5 kGy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Plantpathology, University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Botha
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Holzapfel
mesh_terms: D001406:Bacillaceae / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005720:Gamma Rays; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000528:radiation effects