Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Bacterial Spores Gould Hardback 9780865428973

Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Bacterial SporesAuthor(s): G. W. Gould, Allan D. Russell, D. E. S. Stewart-Tull\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9780865428973, 978-0865428973\nSynopsis\nBacterial spores are the most resistant and dormant forms of life on earth. Therefore, they are of great fundamental interest. They are the targets for inactivation in some of the largest food and pharmaceutical industries on earth, and are of great practical importance. Many research groups around the world have attempted to unravel the spore's mechanisms of resistance, dormancy and germination. Although complete understanding has not yet been achieved, substantial advances have been made in recent years. The most important of these advances are summarized here by scientists in the forefront of their particular areas of expertise. \n This volume will be of value to research microbiologists, geneticists, biochemists and physic.