Monitoring changes in nisin susceptibility of Listeria monocytogenes Scott A as an indicator of growth phase using FACS

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-55

  Weeks, M E ^d   Nebe von Caron, G ^b   James, D C ^c   Smales, C M ^a   Robinson, G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Unipath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exponential phase; Listeria monocytogenes; Nisin; Quorum sensing; Stationary phase

Indexed keywords

LANTIBIOTIC; NISIN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL PERMEABILIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; GROWTH CURVE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL COUNT; CELL MEMBRANE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NISIN; PROPIDIUM;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 33646819030     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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