Induction of the mar operon by miscellaneous groceries

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1063-1068

  Rickard, A H ^a   Lindsay, S ^a   Lockwood, G B ^a   Gilbert, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Antimicrobial; Consumer products; mar operon; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BEVERAGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYSACCHARIDES;

AGAR MEDIA; ANTIBACTERIALS; ANTIMICROBIAL; COLOURATION; E. COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; MULTIPLE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE OPERON; MULTIPLE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCES; PETRI DISH; RESISTANCE;

ANTIBIOTICS;

AGAR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOCIDE; DEXTRO GALACTOPYRANOSIDE; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; GALACTOSE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PYRANOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; APPLE; APPLE PUREE; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BRASSICA; CHEMICALLY DEFINED AGAR MEDIUM; COLORIMETRY; CONSUMER; CONSUMER PRODUCT; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI SPC105; FOOD; GARLIC; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HERB; MAR OPERON; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PEPPER; SPICE;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; BRASSICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 6344225835     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02401.x     Document Type: Article

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