The glutamate decarboxylase acid resistance mechanism affects survival of Listeria monocytogenes LO28 in modified atmosphere-packaged foods

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2316-2324

  Francis, G A ^a   Scollard, J ^a   Meally, A ^b   Bolton, D J ^b   Gahan, C G M ^c,d   Cotter, P D ^c   Hill, C ^c   O'Beirne, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acid resistance; Carbon dioxide; Food safety; Pathogens; Stress response

Indexed keywords

ACID RESISTANCE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; GENES; LISTERIA; PATHOGENS;

FOOD-SAFETY; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MINCED BEEF; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE; PACKAGED FOOD; STORAGE TEMPERATURES; STRESSES RESPONSE; SURVIVAL AND GROWTH; WILD TYPES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD SAFETY; GROWTH RESPONSE; MEAT; PATHOGEN; STRESS RESISTANCE; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ENZYME MECHANISM; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD STORAGE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; WILD TYPE;

LACTUCA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 36549015731     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03466.x     Document Type: Article

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