Comparative assessment of acid, alkali and salt tolerance in Listeria monocytogenes virulent and avirulent strains

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 243, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 373-378

  Liu, Dongyou ^a   Lawrence, Mark L ^a   Ainsworth, A Jerald ^a   Austin, Frank W ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid; Alkali; Listeria monocytogenes; Salt; Virulence

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACID TOLERANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SALT TOLERANCE;

EID: 15944424577     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.12.025     Document Type: Article

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