The growth limits of a large number of Listeria monocytogenes strains at combinations of stresses show serotype- and niche-specific traits

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1246-1258

  Van Der Veen, S ^a,b,c   Moezelaar, R ^a   Abee, T ^a,c   Wells Bennik, M H J ^a,b  

^a TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^b NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diversity; Food processing; Listeria monocytogenes; Markers; Population biology; Preservatives; Resistance; Stress response

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ELASTICITY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PROCESSING; LISTERIA; POPULATION STATISTICS; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

DIVERSITY; GENETIC MARKERS; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MARKER; POPULATION BIOLOGY; PRESERVATIVE; RESISTANCE; SEROTYPES; STRESSES RESPONSE;

STRAIN;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LACTATE SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIUM; BIOMARKER; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD PROCESSING; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GROWTH RESPONSE; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; PH; PHENOTYPE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD; GENETIC MARKER; HEART; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PH; PHENOTYPE; SEROTYPE; TEMPERATURE;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 54049095549     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03873.x     Document Type: Article

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