Long-term survival of Campylobacter jejuni at low temperatures is dependent on polynucleotide phosphorylase activity

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 7310-7318

  Haddad, Nabila ^a   Burns, Christopher M ^b   Bolla, Jean Michel ^c   Prévost, Hervé ^a   Fédérighi, Michel ^a   Drider, Djamel ^a   Cappelier, Jean Michel ^a  

^a Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs des Techniques des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires ENITIAA   (France)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GASTROENTERITIS; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; COMPLEMENTATION; HUMAN HEALTH; LOW TEMPERATURES; POLYNUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHORYLASE; POULTRY PRODUCTS; SURVIVAL RATE; WILD TYPES;

PHOSPHORYLATION;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

EXORIBONUCLEASE; PLASMID VECTOR; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GASTROENTERITIS; LOW TEMPERATURE; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; POULTRY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; INTROSPECTION; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PNP GENE; PROMOTER REGION; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; COLD TEMPERATURE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MUTANT PROTEINS; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 72949095138     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01366-09     Document Type: Article

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