Identification of Listeria monocytogenes genes involved in salt and alkaline-pH tolerance

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3137-3143

  Gardan, Rozenn ^a   Cossart, Pascale ^b   Labadie, Jean ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRESERVATION; MUTAGENESIS; PH; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRESSES;

MUTANTS;

GENES;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

GENE EXPRESSION; PH; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CELL SURVIVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD PRESERVATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSERTION SEQUENCES; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0038317544     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.6.3137-3143.2003     Document Type: Article

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