A five-gene stress survival islet (SSI-1) that contributes to the growth of Listeria monocytogenes in suboptimal conditions

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 984-995

  Ryan, S ^a   Begley, M ^a,b   Hill, C ^a,b   Gahan, C G M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

diversity; food processing; Listeria monocytogenes; resistance; stress response

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; GENE EXPRESSION; LISTERIA;

CONDITION; DELETION MUTANTS; DIVERSITY; FOOD SYSTEM; HIGH SALT CONCENTRATION; L.MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MODEL FOODS; RESISTANCE; STRESSES RESPONSE;

FOOD PROCESSING;

SIGMA FACTOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIUM; BIOINFORMATICS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOOD PROCESSING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOINFORMATICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRESS SURVIVAL ISLET 1; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 77955797429     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04726.x     Document Type: Article

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