Mechanism of synergistic inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes growth by lactic acid, monolaurin, and nisin

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 7126-7129

  Tokarskyy, Oleksandr ^a   Marshall, Douglas L ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ANTIBIOTICS; BODY FLUIDS; CYTOLOGY; LACTIC ACID; ORGANIC ACIDS;

ANTI-MICROBIAL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEMBRANE FLUIDITIES; ON TIMES; OPTICAL DENSITIES; SYNERGISTIC INHIBITIONS; SYNERGISTIC INTERACTIONS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

ACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; LACTIC ACID; NISIN;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; ORGANIC ACID; SYNERGISM;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG SYNERGISM; FATTY ACIDS; LACTIC ACID; LAURATES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MONOGLYCERIDES; NISIN;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 57149084257     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01292-08     Document Type: Article

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