Effect of flagella on initial attachment of Listeria monocytogenes to stainless steel

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 860-863

  Vatanyoopaisarn, Savitri ^a   Nazli, Aisha ^a   Dodd, Christine E R ^a   Rees, Catherine E D ^a   Waites, Will M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

BIOINDICATOR; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FECAL COLIFORM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL ADHESION; CELL COUNT; CELL MOTILITY; CELL VIABILITY; FLAGELLUM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; STAINLESS STEEL;

UGANDA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033966439     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.2.860-863.2000     Document Type: Article

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