Maillard reaction causes suppression of virulence gene expression in Listeria monocytogenes

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-49

  Sheikh Zeinoddin, Mahmoud ^a   Perehinec, Tania M ^a   Hill, Sandra E ^a   Rees, Catherine E D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inhibitor; L. monocytogenes; luxAB; Maillard; prfA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GLYCATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEMOLYSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LUCIFERASES; MAILLARD REACTION; TIME FACTORS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034307910     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(00)00371-8     Document Type: Article

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