Rapid screening method for the detection of antimicrobial substances

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-31

  Vesterlund, Satu ^a   Paltta, Johanna ^a   Lauková, Andrea ^b   Karp, Matti ^a   Ouwehand, Arthur C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Bioluminescence; Lactic acid bacteria; Luciferase; Photorhabdus luminescens; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBOXYLIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; LUCIFERASE; NISIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; INCUBATION TIME; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LIGHT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SCREENING; SEROTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLACEAE; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; NISIN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TETRACYCLINE; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 1542375213     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2003.11.014     Document Type: Article

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