Acid adaptation of Listeria monocytogenes can enhance survival in acidic foods and during milk fermentation

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 3128-3132

  Gahan, Cormac G M ^a   O'Driscoll, Brid ^a   Hill, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; LACTIC ACID;

ACIDIFICATION; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; DAIRY PRODUCT; FERMENTATION; FOOD PROCESSING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MILK; NONHUMAN; PH; STRESS; SURVIVAL RATE;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0029833893     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.9.3128-3132.1996     Document Type: Article

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