Evaluation of cold growth and related gene transcription responses associated with Listeria monocytogenes strains of different origins

Food Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 653-660

  Arguedas Villa, C ^a   Stephan, R ^a   Tasara, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cold stress adaptation; Gene expression; L. monocytogenes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COLD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLD TEMPERATURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT PRODUCTS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 77954815858     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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