Salmonella must be viable in order to attach to the surface of prepared vegetable tissues

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1239-1245

  Saggers, E J ^a   Waspe, C R ^a   Parker, M L ^a   Waldron, K W ^a   Brocklehurst, T F ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecology; Food; Food processing; Horticulture; Microbial cell interaction

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; FOOD PROCESSING; HISTOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SALMONELLA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE;

BACTERIAL ATTACHMENT; CELL INTERACTION; CELL WALLS; CELL-WALL COMPONENTS; MICROBIAL CELLS; MICROBIAL-CELL INTERACTION; PLANT CELL WALL; SEROTYPE TYPHIMURIUM; WALL JUNCTIONS; WALL MATERIALS;

VEGETABLES;

ALCOHOL; FORMALDEHYDE; KANAMYCIN;

BACTERIUM; FOOD PROCESSING; HORTICULTURE; HOST PLANT; HOST PREFERENCE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; POTATO; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SITE SELECTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEAT; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PLANT TISSUE; POTATO; SALMONELLA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VEGETABLE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 54049135226     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03795.x     Document Type: Article

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