The impact of nisin on sensitive and resistant mutants of Listeria monocytogenes in cottage cheese

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1509-1514

  Collins, B ^a   Cotter, P D ^b,c   Hill, C ^a,c   Ross, R P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin(s); Food safety; Listeria; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; DISEASES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; FOOD SAFETY;

BACTERIOCIN(S); COTTAGE CHEESE; ENHANCED SENSITIVITY; FOOD-SAFETY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MODEL FOODS; REDUCED SENSITIVITY; RESISTANCE; RESISTANT MUTANTS;

LISTERIA;

FOOD PRESERVATIVE; NISIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; LABORATORY METHOD; PEPTIDE; SAMPLING; SUBSTRATE; SURVIVAL;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CHEESE; FOOD; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 79955893363     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05005.x     Document Type: Article

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