Genes involved in yellow pigmentation of cronobacter sakazakii ES5 and influence of pigmentation on persistence and growth under environmental stress

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1053-1061

  Johler, Sophia ^a   Stephan, Roger ^a   Hartmann, Isabel ^a   Kuehner, Kirsten A ^a   Lehner, Angelika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; INORGANIC IONS; OSMOTIC STRESS; PIGMENT PRODUCTION; TRANSPOSON INSERTION SITE; TRANSPOSON MUTAGENESIS; UVB IRRADIATION; WILD TYPES;

METABOLISM; MUTAGENESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

GENE EXPRESSION;

BACTERIAL DNA; CAROTENOID; PIGMENT; PRIMER DNA;

BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; MENINGITIS; METABOLISM; MUTAGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL LINE; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; MUTATION; NEWBORN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PIGMENTATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAROTENOIDS; CELL LINE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTER SAKAZAKII; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION TOLERANCE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 76649124555     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01420-09     Document Type: Article

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