Comparative analysis of transcriptional and physiological responses of Bacillus cereus to organic and inorganic acid shocks

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-21

  Mols, Maarten ^a,b   van Kranenburg, Richard ^a,c   Tempelaars, Marcel H ^a,b   van Schaik, Willem ^a,b   Moezelaar, Roy ^a,b   Abee, Tjakko ^a,b  

^a TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c PURAC ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Acid stress; ATP measurements; Bacillus cereus; Lactic acid; Microarrays

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALCOHOL; BUTANEDIOL; FORMIC ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ACIDITY; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PH; PHENOTYPE; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

ACIDS; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACILLUS CEREUS; FERMENTATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENES, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHENOTYPE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS ATCC 14579;

EID: 71849113813     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.09.027     Document Type: Article

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