Internalization of bioluminescent Escherichia coli and Salmonella Montevideo in growing bean sprouts

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 719-727

  Warriner, Keith ^a,b   Spaniolas, S ^a   Dickinson, M ^a   Wright, C ^a   Waites, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bean sprouts; Escherichia coli; Internalization; Salmonella; Sprouted seeds

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HEALTH RISKS; SALMONELLA;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BEAN SPROUTS; CLOSE PROXIMITY; E. COLI; EPIDERMAL CELLS; INTERNALIZATION; MICROFLORAE; MUNGBEANS; SINGLE CELLS; SPROUTED SEEDS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIUM;

APOPLAST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOLUMINESCENCE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GERMINATION; INTERNALIZATION; MUNG BEAN; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; SPROUT; STAINING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR MONTEVIDEO; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 0141650385     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02037.x     Document Type: Article

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