Suicide through stress: A bacterial response to sub-lethal injury in the food environment

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 46-50

  Dodd, Christine E R ^a   Richards, Philip J ^a   Aldsworth, Timothy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Free radicals; RpoS; Stationary phase; Sub lethal injury; Suicide response

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRESS; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STRESS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FREE RADICALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SALMONELLA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 35948988908     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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