Effects of repeated cycles of acid challenge and growth on the phenotype and virulence of Salmonella enterica

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1640-1648

  Karatzas, K A G ^a,b   Hocking, P M ^c   Jorgensen F ^c   Mattick, K ^c   Leach, S ^d   Humphrey, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid cycling; Acid resistance; Salmonella; Stress resistance; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ACID RESISTANCE; HEAT RESISTANCE; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ACID CYCLING; EXPOSED TO; FOOD PREPARATION; PHASE CULTURE; REPEATED CYCLE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEROVARS; STATIONARY PHASE; STRESS RESISTANCE; VIRULENCE;

SALMONELLA;

ACID; FIMBRIA PROTEIN;

ACID; BACTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY; PH; PHENOTYPE; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; FOOD PROCESSING; HEAT TOLERANCE; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PH; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STRESS;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 54049128136     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03909.x     Document Type: Article

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