A simple method for the differentiation of Listeria monocytogenes based on induction of lecithinase activity by charcoal

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-94

  Ermolaeva, Svetlana ^a,b   Karpova, Tatyana ^b   Novella, Susana ^a   Wagner, Martin ^a,c   Scortti, Mariela ^a,d   Tartakovskii, Igor ^b   Vazquez Boland, Jose A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b G Res Inst Epidemiol Microbiol   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated charcoal; Food products; Lecithinase induction; Listeria identification; Listeria monocytogenes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AGAR; CHARCOAL; PHOSPHOLIPASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG YOLK; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME MECHANISM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; SUPPLEMENTATION; WILD TYPE;

CHARCOAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PHOSPHOLIPASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; LISTERIA; LISTERIA IVANOVII; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0037445731     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00399-9     Document Type: Article

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