Acid-adapted Listeria monocytogenes displays enhanced tolerance against the lantibiotics nisin and lacticin 3147

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 536-539

  Van Schaik, Willem ^a   Gahan, Cormac G M ^a   Hill, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIOCIN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID; FOOD SAFETY; LACTICIN 3147; NISIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0033134782     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-62.5.536     Document Type: Article

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