Cell wall changes in nisin-resistant variants of Listeria innocua grown in the presence of high nisin concentrations

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-35

  Maisnier Patin, Sophie ^a   Richard, Jean ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Cell wall antibiotic; Cell wall composition; Listeria; Lytic enzyme resistance; Nisin resistance; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

NISIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA;

EID: 0029998451     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00153-X     Document Type: Article

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