Inactivation Kinetics of During High-Temperature Short-Time Pasteurization of Milk.

The Gram-negative, obligate intracellular bacterium is the causative organism of the zoonosis Q fever and is known for its resistance toward various intra- and extracellular stressors. Infected ruminants such as cattle, sheep, and goats can shed the pathogen in their milk. Pasteurization of raw milk was introduced for the inactivation of and other milk-borne pathogens.