title: Origin of bacterial spores contaminating foods.
abstract: Bacterial spores (=endospores) are common contaminants in foods. Sources of contamination in the food chain may include soil, faeces, animal feeds and food ingredients and processing chain themselves. Sporulation may occur in very diverse environments. The environment of sporulation has a strong influence on spore properties relevant for food quality and safety.
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR408, Sécurité et Qualité des Produits d'Origine Végétale, F-84000 Avignon, France. frederic.carlin@avignon.inra.fr
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carlin
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000382:microbiology; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000254:growth & development*