Physiological aspects of Listeria monocytogenes during inactivation accelerated by mild temperatures and otherwise non-growth permissive acidic and hyperosmotic conditions

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 177-185

  Zhang, Dong Lai ^a   Ross, Tom ^a   Bowman, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Inactivation; Listeria monocytogenes; MRNA stability; Multi hurdle stress; Physiological heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ETHIDIUM; HOMODIMER; MESSENGER RNA; WATER; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INACTIVATION; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL PERMEABILIZATION; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPEROSMOLALITY; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PH; REGULON; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTOMICS; BACTERIAL COUNT; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 77954310355     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.05.015     Document Type: Article

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