Role of uvrA in the growth and survival of Listeria monocytogenes under UV radiation and acid and bile stress

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3031-3036

  Kim, So Hyun ^a,b   Gorski, Lisa ^c   Reynolds, James ^d   Orozco, Edith ^d   Fielding, Sarah ^b   Park, Yong Ho ^a   Borucki, Monica K ^b,d,e  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 33845604525     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.12.3031     Document Type: Article

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