Effect of lysozyne on the recovery of heated Clostridium botulinum spores.
Lysozyme in the recovery medium increased the recovery of heated spores, thereby raising the measured heat resistance of type E Clostridium botulinum spores about 1,800-fold and type A spores up to 3-fold.
D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D003014:Clostridium botulinum / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003470:Culture Media; D006358:Hot Temperature; D009113:Muramidase / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D003470:Culture Media; D009113:Muramidase; D002118:Calcium