Utilization of oligopeptides by Listeria monocytogenes Scott A

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1059-1065

  Verheul, Annette ^a,b   Rombouts, Frank M ^a   Abee, Tjakko ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIGOPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; FERMENTATION; INTERNALIZATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE;

EID: 0031932856     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.3.1059-1065.1998     Document Type: Article

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