Morphological changes in Listeria monocytogenes subjected to sublethal alkaline stress

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 250-258

  Giotis, Efstathios S ^a   Blair, Ian S ^a   McDowell, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkali; Listeria monocytogenes; Shape; Sublethal stress

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT;

ADAPTATION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL DIVISION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; GIEMSA STAIN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INNATE IMMUNITY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MORPHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PH; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS;

AZURE STAINS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUTATION; SIGMA FACTOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 36248974754     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.08.036     Document Type: Article

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