Role of flhA and motA in growth of Listeria monocytogenes at low temperatures

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 177-183

  Mattila, Mirjami ^a   Lindström, Miia ^a   Somervuo, Panu ^a   Markkula, Annukka ^a   Korkeala, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cold tolerance; Flagella; Listeria monocytogenes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL MOTILITY; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLD TEMPERATURE; COLD-SHOCK RESPONSE; FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 79959958816     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.05.022     Document Type: Article

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