Inactivation of the gene katA or sodA affects the transient entry into the viable but non-culturable response of Staphylococcus aureus in natural seawater at low temperature

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2209-2214

  Masmoudi, Salma ^a   Denis, Michel ^b   Maalej, Sami ^a  

^a University of Sfax   (Tunisia)

^b STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Marine stress; Resuscitation; S. aureus; Temperature effect; VBNC cells

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ENZYME; MARINE STRESS; S. AUREUS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VBNC CELLS;

CATALYSTS; ENZYMES; OXYGEN; RESUSCITATION; TEMPERATURE;

SEAWATER;

CATALASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SEA WATER; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTIOXIDANT; BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME; MARINE POLLUTION; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; KATA GENE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SODA GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVAL TIME; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALASE; COLD TEMPERATURE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GENE SILENCING; GENES, BACTERIAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SALT-TOLERANCE; SEAWATER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78650204463     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.08.017     Document Type: Article

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