The use of ethidium bromide to assess a novel injury/recovery phenomenon in Listeria monocytogenes in inhibitory NaCl conditions

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 367-370

  Robinson, T P ^a   Ocio, M J ^a   Lyn, F ^a   Kaloti, A ^a   Mackey, B M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; LISTERIA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

APPARENT LOSS; CONDITION; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MONOCYTOGENES; RECOVERY PHENOMENA;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL VIABILITY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; OSMOLARITY; OSMOTIC STRESS;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0030698075     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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