Role of RpoS in the susceptibility of low salinity-adapted Vibrio vulnificus to environmental stresses

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 137, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 137-142

  Tan, Hao Jen ^a   Liu, Shu Hui ^a   Oliver, James D ^b   Wong, Hin chung ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Hypoosmolarity; RpoS; Salinity; Stress; Vibrio vulnificus

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; MUTANT PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HEAT STRESS; NONHUMAN; SALINITY; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WILD TYPE;

ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BILE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOT TEMPERATURE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SALINITY; SIGMA FACTOR; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

OSTREIDAE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 74249091390     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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