I CAN NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE FOR BACILLUS LAVAE BUT AM
CURRENTLY WORKING WITH A PROBLEM WITH BACILLUS SPECIES IN FOOD
BACILLUS AS A WHOLE ARE EXTREMELY HEAT RESISTANT WITH SOME NOT BEING
KILLED UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE REACHES 121 DEGREES CELSIUS.
FOR MILK LONG LIFE MILK IS TREATED AT 140 DEGREES C FOR A FRACTION
OF A SECOND
THE BACTERIA THAT ARE OF SIGNIFICANCE TO FOOD SAFETY BACILLUS
CEREUS ARE KILLED IN ACIDIC CONDITIONS AT 80 DEGREES C. AT pH 5.0
BUT ARE IN FACT STIMULATED TO GERMINATE IF THE pH IS AT APPROX. 6.5
AND ABOVE.
THEY ARE TOUGH LITTLE CRITTERS.
AS BEE KEEPERS ARE DEALING WITH WOOD WE ARE FACED WITH THE
"PROTECTION FACTOR THAT WOOD GIVES BACTERIA AND SPORES. SO BOILING
THE WOOD IN AN ACIDIC SOLUTION POSSIBLY WOULD NOT KILL THE SPORES AS
THEY WOULD BE PROTECTED BY THE WOOD OR THE WOOD WOULD DISSOLVE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS TO GIVE TRUST WORTHY OPINION.
The facts are
Bacillus is heat resistant some to temperatures greater than 100
Degrees C. (212 Degrees F)
A combination of acidic conditions and heat will kill Bacillus
species
Wood is a protector of bacteria as it is like a sponge when you are
the size of a bacteria
a reference that could be useful to those with access is Bergeys
Manual of microbiology. this is one of the general Bibles of
microbiology
regards
Andrew Weinert
When standing at the
edge of a cliff
a step back
can be said to be
a step in the right direction