Inactivation of Lactobacillus brevis cells in suspensions ofphosphate buffer solutions of different conductivities (170 μS/cm to2230 μS/cm) using electric pulse application has been investigated.Survivability as a function of pulse application number has shown alogarithmic death for all test conditions. A maximum reduction insurvivability was obtained in low-conductivity liquid medium. The pulseenergy influences the survival rate of L. brevis cells byaltering the liquid temperature during pulse discharge; however, thedirect lethal effect of heating was insignificant as the maximumtemperature rise was only 22° C upon application of 600 pulses of 8W-s/pulse
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