Inactivation of a cold-induced putative RNA helicase gene of listeria monocytogenes is accompanied by failure to grow at low temperatures but does not affect freeze-thaw tolerance

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1474-1479

  Azizoglu, Re Hao ^a   Kathariou, S ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA HELICASE; TRANSPOSON;

ADAPTATION; COLD; FOOD CONTROL; FREEZING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PRODUCT SAFETY; TEMPERATURE; TRANSPOSON;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; COLD TEMPERATURE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FREEZING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; RNA HELICASES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77955931727     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.8.1474     Document Type: Article

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