A submerged-coil heating apparatus for investigating thermal inactivation of micro-organisms

Autor: M. B. Cole, M.V. Jones
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Letters in Applied Microbiology. 11:233-235
ISSN: 1472-765X
0266-8254
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1990.tb00169.x
Popis: A novel apparatus has been designed for the investigation of the thermal inactivation of micro-organisms over the temperature range 20–90dC. It comprises a stainless steel coil fully submerged in a thermostatically-controlled water bath which allows very rapid temperature equilibration of microbial suspensions. Automated repeat sampling is possible at short time intervals (variable between 6 and 999 s) by means of an electronically controlled displacement mechanism. Validation of the apparatus performance and typical death curves are described.
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