Spatial interactions between subsurface bacterial colonies in a model system: A territory model describing the inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes by a nisin-producing lactic acid bacterium

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2575-2582

  Thomas, Linda V ^a   Wimpenny, Julian W T ^a   Barker, Gary C ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lactic acid bacteria; Listeria monocytogenes; Nisin; Propinquity; Spatial separation; Territory model

Indexed keywords

AGAR; NISIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL COUNT; CELL INTERACTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; INOCULATION; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. LACTIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030764810     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-8-2575     Document Type: Article

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