thermoduric — Resistant to the effects of exposure to high temperature; used especially with reference to microorganisms. [thermo + L. durus, hard, enduring] * * * ther·mo·du·ric .thər mō d(y)u̇(ə)r ik adj thermotolerant <thermoduric bacteria> * * *… … Medical dictionary
food preservation — Any method by which food is protected against spoilage by oxidation, bacteria, molds, and microorganisms. Traditional methods include dehydration, smoking, salting, controlled fermentation (including pickling), and candying; certain spices have… … Universalium
Pasteurization — is a process of heating a food, usually liquid, to a specific temperature for a definite length of time, and then cooling it immediately. This process slows microbial growth in food. The process of heating wine for preservation purposes has been… … Wikipedia
microbacterium — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from micr + bacterium 1. capitalized : a genus of minute nonmotile gram positive thermoduric lactobacteria that are common in dairy products and the mammalian intestinal tract 2. plural microbacteria : any … Useful english dictionary
microbacterium — /muy kroh bak tear ee euhm/, n., pl. microbacteria / tear ee euh/. Bacteriol. any of several rod shaped, thermoduric, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Microbacterium, found chiefly in dairy products. [ < NL; see MICRO , BACTERIUM] * * * … Universalium