Characterization of germination and outgrowth of sorbic acid-stressed Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 spores: Phenotype and transcriptome analysis

Food Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 275-283

  van Melis, C C J ^a,b   Nierop Groot, M N ^a,b   Tempelaars, M H ^a,b   Moezelaar, R ^a,b   Abee, T ^a,b  

^a TOP INSTITUTE FOOD AND NUTRITION   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Germination; Microarray; Organic acid; Sorbic acid; Sporulation; Stress

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PH; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GERMINATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; SORBIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS ATCC 14579; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79951567665     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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