1. Influence of sporulation awon heat resistance and germination ofPenicillium roquefortispores
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M.G. Scanlon, Greg Blank, and R. Yang
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Water activity ,Moho ,fungi ,Fungi imperfecti ,Biology ,biology.organism_classification ,Microbiology ,Spore ,Horticulture ,Distilled water ,Germination ,Sporogenesis ,Botany ,Potato dextrose agar ,Food Science - Abstract
Spores ofPenicillium roquefortiwere produced using potato dextrose agar which was solute agjusted using either NaCl, sucrose, or glycerol to water activity (aw) levels of: 0·99 (control), 0·97, 0.·90 and 0·88. All spore crops, regardless of the sporulation awon which they were produced, exhibited near total germination within 24 h at 22°C in sterile water. However, when spores were initially heated either in water (42°C, 2 h or 55°C, 10 min) or in air (60°C, 20 min) and then germinated, levels were observed to decrease particularly for spores produced on 0·88 awadjusted media. Germination levels were also observed to decrease with time when harvested spores were initially suspended in sterile distilled water (0 to 24 h, 2°C) and then heated. Control spores (0·99 aw) showed no effects. Heat studies of spores suspended in water were used to calculate thermal decimal reduction times (D). Control spores and spores produced at 0·88 awwith glycerol, exhibitedD55°Cvalues of 10·3and 2·3 min, respectively. Specific effects attributable to the nature of the solute appeared to influenceDvalues; however, no clear trend was observed. The results of this study indicated that spores that were produced at reduced awbecame heat-sensitized perhaps owing to injury and/or damage incurred during sporogenesis.
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- 1998
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