author keywords: mitochondrial DNA; quantitative PCR; thermal processing

MeSH headings : Clostridium botulinum / isolation & purification; DNA Damage; DNA Fragmentation; DNA Primers; DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics; DNA, Mitochondrial / isolation & purification; DNA, Plant / genetics; DNA, Plant / isolation & purification; Food Contamination / analysis; Food Handling / methods; Food Microbiology; Fruit; Genes, Plant; Geobacillus stearothermophilus / isolation & purification; Hot Temperature; Ipomoea batatas / microbiology; Linear Models; Plant Proteins / genetics; Reproducibility of Results; Spores, Bacterial / isolation & purification; Vegetables

TL;DR: Data is presented as proof-of-concept for a molecular tool that can be used as a rapid, presumptive method for monitoring thermal processing in low-acid plant products. (via Semantic Scholar)