Kassandra Child

This microorganism is one of the most heat-resistant non-sporeforming bacterium and able to rising at a wide range of temperatures (Murray, 1990; Devriese et al., 1993; Martínez et al., 2003) in the presence of salt and at low pH values (Sanz Pérez et al., 1982; Flahaut et al., 1997; Giraffa et al., 1997). Its relative resistance to adverse situations together with its ubiquitous nature makes E. faecium acceptable to guage the efficacy of pasteurization processes (Smith et al., 1990; Ghazala et...